Telecom Services & Equipment
Campaign Finance
$291,849,940 Given
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
federal data covers from 1989 roughly through Q2 2014
state-level data is not available in bulk for 2014. for current state data, browse http://followthemoney.org/
state-level data is not available in bulk for 2014. for current state data, browse http://followthemoney.org/
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Top Organizations
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Republicans vs. Democrats
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Top Recipients
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State vs. Federal
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Lobbying
$1,044,556,009 Reported Spent
Information
Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.
For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.
covers roughly through Q2, 2014
Lobbying on Behalf of Telecom Services & Equipment
- Names of Lobbyists:
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Firm Hired Amount Cellular Telecom & Internet Assn $96,324,379 Motorola Inc $68,780,369 Qualcomm Inc $61,012,100 Qwest Communications $41,148,917 T-Mobile USA $39,301,289 Verizon Wireless $27,400,000 Cingular Wireless $23,780,000 Sprint Nextel $23,233,134 Research in Motion $14,532,868 Alcatel-Lucent $14,209,433 -
Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues:
- Telecommunications,
- Radio & TV Broadcasting,
- Defense,
- Fed Budget & Appropriations,
- Taxes,
- Homeland Security,
- Trade,
- Copyright, Patent & Trademark,
- Science & Technology,
- Government Issues