VERIZON

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

610

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	—	16	4
2024	—	19	5
2023	—	16	4
2022	—	17	5
2021	—	22	5
2020	—	16	4
2019	—	15	4
2018	—	12	3
2017	—	12	3
2016	—	9	3
2015	—	10	3
2014	—	22	4
2013	—	14	3
2012	—	16	5
2011	—	23	6
2010	—	35	9
2009	—	42	11
2008	—	58	16
2007	—	38	16
2006	—	28	15
2005	—	22	12
2004	—	12	8
2003	—	25	14
2002	—	28	16
2001	—	36	21
2000	—	29	15
1999	—	18	11

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	—	400
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	137
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	69
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	41
Budget/Appropriations	—	41
Defense	—	38
Health Issues	—	35
Government Issues	—	35
Transportation	—	32
Media (information/publishing)	—	31
Economics/Economic Development	—	17
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	16
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	—	16
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	—	15
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	13
Energy/Nuclear	—	11
Science/Technology	—	10
Homeland Security	—	8
Veterans	—	6
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	—	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
AON CONSULTING, INC.	—	5
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ	—	5
BARBARA MORRIS	—	25
BIRCH, HORTON, BITTNER & CHEROT	—	14
BRYAN CAVE STRATEGIES LLC	—	9
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	35
CHOATE	—	6
COLLIER SHANNON SCOTT, PLLC	—	10
DARLENE RICHESON & ASSOCIATES	—	10
DCI GROUP, L.L.C.	—	85
DELLUMS & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	3
DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP	—	2
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	29
FEDERAL STRATEGY GROUP	—	14
ACG ADVOCACY	—	4

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.