NATL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS

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	—	1	1
2006	—	7	4
2005	—	7	4
2004	—	5	2
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	3	3
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	4	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
VENN STRATEGIES	—	4
JACK FERGUSON ASSOC., INC.	—	5
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (UK) LLP	—	9
BARTLEY O'HARA	—	6
MCGOVERN & SMITH, LLC	—	3
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP	—	2
ARTER & HADDEN	—	1

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	18
SENATE	18
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
White House Office	2
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	12
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	11
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	5
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

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