BELLSOUTH

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	2	2
2006	—	9	5
2005	—	8	5
2004	—	10	6
2003	—	10	5
2002	—	3	2
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	5	3
1999	—	6	4

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	8
ALEXANDER STRATEGY GROUP	—	4
TIBER CREEK GROUP	—	6
MONK, CHARLES F. JR.	—	14
LOTT & ASSOCIATES	—	7
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	7
CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS	—	4
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP	—	3
DLA PIPER LLP (US)	—	3
DAVIS O'CONNELL	—	1

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	46
SENATE	37
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	7
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	4
State, Dept of (DOS)	4
White House Office	4
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	3
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	36
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	11
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	6
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	4
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	3
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	2
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Postal	Postal	1

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