Ex-NAB Head Fritts Hired by CBS, FOX, Vonage

EX-NAB HEAD FRITTS HIRED BY CBS, FOX, VONAGE
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
Broadcaster CBS Corp. paid Fritts Group $160,000 to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007. The firm lobbied the Federal Communications Commission as well as Congress on legislation dealing with indecent programming and an effort to prevent the return of the Fairness Doctrine. News Corp., the media company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, also paid Fritts Group $160,000 to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007. The firm lobbied Congress on an effort to prevent the return of the Fairness Doctrine and legislation to protect children from exploitation by online predators. Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. paid Fritts Group $160,000 to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007. The firm lobbied Congress on legislation to ensure that users of Internet-based phones can access emergency 911 service and legislation to make it easier for consumers to keep their home phone number when switching to an Internet provider such as Vonage. (After 23 years as Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), Edward O. Fritts launched The Fritts Group to offer clients a personalized approach to government relations.)

* CBS paid lobbyist $160,000
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8S0MHL00.htm

* News Corp. paid lobbyist $160,000
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8S0MJ800.htm

* Vonage paid lobbyist $160K in first half
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8S0MNA81.htm

* Fritts Group
http://www.frittsgroup.com/story.shtml