Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Know Who The Players Are- Telecom Lobbyist Picks

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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 23:02:15 -0400

Know Who The Players Are- Telecom Lobbyist Picks

Apr 07, 2004

Rank

Name

Company

Significance

1

David Rudd

Palmetto Group 801 Pa.
Ave. NW Suite 730
Washington, DC

Advocates before Congress on
behalf of Nextel Communications
and AT&T. His primary issues
include special access reform and
spectrum-related legislation. He
played a key role in helping get
most of what Nextel wanted in the
FCC's not-yet-released
compromise on Nextel's spectrum
swap proposal.

2

John Scheibel

Yahoo! Inc. 2000 Pa. Ave.
NW Suite 4200
Washington, DC

Now Washington counsel and
director of government relations
for Yahoo! Inc., he formerly served
as vice president and general
counsel of the Computer &
Communications Industry
Association. His issues this
congressional session include
database misappropriation, online
music licensing, digital rights
management, mandates on Internet
companies, government choice of
technologies, and new liability
schemes for ISPs to use in
enforcing copyright protections on
behalf of rights- holders.

3

Kim Bayliss

Dutko Group 412 First St.
NE Suite 1000 Washington,
DC

Specializing in telecom and
high-tech issues, she has
extensive experience with the
legislative process. Previously
worked for 10 years in the office of
the late Rep. Mike Synar (D-Okla.).
Ended her tenure there as the
Synar's most senior aide,
overseeing all aspects of his
legislative operation. Former VP of
government relations for United
Video Satellite Group (UVSG), she
was sole lobbyist representing the
company on telecom and
intellectual property issues before
Congress, the FCC and the U.S.
Copyright Office.

4

Earl Comstock

Sher & Blackwell 1850 M
St., NW Suite 900
Washington, DC

Represents Earthlink, advocating
for issues that include open cable
access. He spent 10 years working
in the Senate and served as a
special counsel for
telecommunications for the Senate
Commerce Committee in 1995-1996,
during which time he played a key
role in drafting the 1996 Telecom
Act. From 1992 to 1997 he was
chief counsel and legislative
director for Sen. Ted Stevens
(R-Alaska), chairman of the
Appropriations Committee and a
senior Republican on the Senate
Commerce Committee.

5

Jeff MacKinnon

Ryan, Phillips, Utrecht &
MacKinnon 1133 Conn.
Ave. NW Suite 300
Washington, DC

A principal with the firm for nine
years, he represents clients in the
telecom, energy, healthcare and
finance sectors. He worked for
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) for eight
years, which means he has a
natural "in" with the new chairman
of the House Commerce
Committee. His law firm recently
helped Carol Moseley Braun's
Democratic presidential campaign
comply with the new rules
governing campaign finance
reform.

6

Stacey Stern
Albert

Hewlett Packard 900 17 St.
NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC

Advocates on behalf of the
Internet tax moratorium, "digital
divide" issues, charitable donation
of computers, research and
development tax credits, and is a
disciple of HP Chairman and CEO
Carly Fiorina's edict on the
importance of building and
sustaining corporate social and
environmental responsibility.

7

Bill Briggs

DC Navigators LLC 901 7th
St. NW Suite 200
Washington, DC

Director of legislative affairs for
the firm, which was formerly
known as Anderson Pitts, LLC, he
now lobbies on behalf of
BellSouth, advocating the
loosening of regulation that
constrains the Bell Operating
Companies.

8

Doug Wiley

Alcatel 1909 K St. NW Suite
800 Washington, DC

The son of former FCC Chairman
Richard Wiley (Wiley Rein &
Fielding) he focuses on spectrum
issues, Internet privacy, Internet
growth and development, critical
infrastructure, encryption
technology export polices,
broadband access, e-commerce
and CALEA.

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