SATELLITE BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS ASSN

Lobbying Spend

$1.8M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	3	1
2006	$0	2	1
2005	$175,000	3	2
2003	$400,000	3	2
2002	$400,000	3	2
2001	$300,000	3	2
2000	$200,000	3	2
1999	$360,000	4	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SATELLITE BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION	$1,835,000	15
DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC	—	9

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	18
SENATE	18
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	16
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	13
Office of the Vice President of the United States	5
State, Dept of (DOS)	5
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	4
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	2
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	2
Vice President of the U.S.	2
Library of Congress (LOC)	1
Natl Security Council (NSC)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	18
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	11
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	8
Aerospace	Aerospace	6

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