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WASHINGTON (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. hired Bluewater Strategies LLC to lobby the federal government on Internet issues, according to a federal lobbying disclosure form filed Wednesday.The firm said it was hired to lobby on: 'net neutrality,' which is the principle that all Web sites be equally accessible to any Internet user; the universal service fund, which subsidizes telecom services for low income customers and eligible schools and libraries; and the moratorium on taxing Internet access.Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Verizon Wireless, which is owned jointly by Verizon and Vodafone Group PLC, also hired Bluewater to lobby on 700 MHz spectrum and Internet tax moratorium issues, according to a separate disclosure form filed Wednesday.Under a federal law enacted in 1995, lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches. They must register with Congress within 45 days of being hired or engaging in lobbying.Verizon is based in New York.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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