TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSN

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	—	2	1
2007	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	2
2002	—	4	2
2001	—	3	2
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE CORMAC GROUP, LLC	—	10
VALIS & KEELEN, LLC	—	8

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
SENATE	12
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	2
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	1
Office of the Vice President of the United States	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1
UNDETERMINED	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	13
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Sports/Athletics	Sports/Athletics	1
Railroads	Railroads	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	1
Accounting	Accounting	1

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