GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.

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Lobbying Spend

$4.8M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2016

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2016	$128,000	3	1
2015	$297,500	3	1
2014	$335,000	4	1
2013	$440,000	4	1
2012	$550,000	5	1
2011	$330,000	4	1
2009	$300,000	4	1
2008	$520,000	4	1
2007	$480,000	2	1
2006	$240,000	1	1
2005	$280,000	1	1
2004	$220,000	1	1
2003	$420,000	2	1
2002	$130,000	2	1
2001	$0	1	1
2000	$0	2	1
1999	$100,000	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.	$4,770,500	44

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	34
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	33
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	30
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	37
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	2
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (1)

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

S. 336111th Congress

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

2009 · first_quarter · Firm: GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR1, S.336 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (stimulus bill) - funding for broadband deployment Universal Service Fund Reform Broadband Deployment to Rural Areas

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.336

Source: Senate LDA

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