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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
OGR	—	10

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	8
SENATE	8
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	5
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	10
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (3)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

S. 1504109th Congress

Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act

2006 · year_end · Firm: OGR

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.1504, The Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act of 2005, issues related to update of 1996 telecommunications act. H.R.102, Children's Access to Technology Act, Issues related to telecommunications deregulation. H.R.4709, Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006 S.1753, WARN Act, Issues related to telecommunications infrastructure. H.R.5252/ S. 2686, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.1504

S. 1753109th Congress

Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act

2006 · year_end · Firm: OGR

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.1504, The Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act of 2005, issues related to update of 1996 telecommunications act. H.R.102, Children's Access to Technology Act, Issues related to telecommunications deregulation. H.R.4709, Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006 S.1753, WARN Act, Issues related to telecommunications infrastructure. H.R.5252/ S. 2686, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.1753

S. 2686109th Congress

Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006

2006 · year_end · Firm: OGR

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.1504, The Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act of 2005, issues related to update of 1996 telecommunications act. H.R.102, Children's Access to Technology Act, Issues related to telecommunications deregulation. H.R.4709, Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006 S.1753, WARN Act, Issues related to telecommunications infrastructure. H.R.5252/ S. 2686, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 2686

Source: Senate LDA

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