ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$2.1M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	$119,231	2	1
2008	$482,774	4	1
2007	$432,454	2	1
2006	$180,000	1	1
2005	$85,000	1	1
2004	$40,000	3	2
2003	$60,000	5	3
2002	$140,000	5	3
2001	$240,000	8	3
2000	$80,000	2	1
1999	$240,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS	$2,099,459	24
PALMETTO GROUP	—	4
THE CORMAC GROUP, LLC	—	7

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	20
SENATE	17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	16
State, Dept of (DOS)	9
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	4
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	2
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	28
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	4
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Railroads	Railroads	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Accounting	Accounting	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1

Source: Senate LDA

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