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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2001

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	5

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	3
SENATE	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Army, Dept of (Other)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	4
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Defense	Defense	1

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