NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

415

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	8	2
2022	—	9	2
2021	—	8	2
2020	—	8	2
2019	—	8	2
2018	—	9	2
2017	—	9	2
2016	—	19	3
2015	—	19	5
2014	—	30	7
2013	—	29	8
2012	—	33	9
2011	—	35	9
2010	—	37	10
2009	—	48	10
2008	—	45	11
2007	—	22	8
2006	—	12	5
2005	—	2	2
2004	—	3	2
2003	—	4	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	4	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	—	261
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	213
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	91
Intelligence	—	56
Advertising	—	46
Budget/Appropriations	—	19
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	14
Science/Technology	—	12
Energy/Nuclear	—	6
Media (information/publishing)	—	3
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	3
Homeland Security	—	2
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	2
Welfare	—	1
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	—	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	—	1
Education	—	1
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	—	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	—	1
Postal	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN ADVERTISING	—	14
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	89
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP	—	15
BRYAN CAVE STRATEGIES LLC	—	4
C2 GROUP, LLC	—	19
CARD & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	42
CATHERINE R.NOLAN LLC	—	9
EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP	—	17
FORBES-TATE	—	56
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP	—	3
INVARIANT LLC	—	10
MCKINNON GROUP, LLC, FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS RR&G, LLC	—	13
PLASTER AND ASSOCIATES LLC	—	34
POLSINELLI PC	—	34
THE MCGRATH GROUP LLLC	—	9

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.