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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	5	4
2000	—	11	5
1999	—	11	6

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	4
CGCN GROUP, LLC	—	13
BERGNER BOCKORNY CASTAGNETTI HAWKINS & BRAIN	—	4
DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP	—	5
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SERVICES	—	9
SHER & BLACKWELL LLP	—	1
LAW OFFICES OF BERNARD WUNDER (FKA WUNDER & LILLEY)	—	5

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	25
SENATE	25
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	5
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	4
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	20
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1

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