Q2 lobbying disclosure filings showed T-Mobile and Sprint continued...
Q2 lobbying disclosure filings showed T-Mobile and Sprint continued to increase their spending versus the same period a year prior, according to documents filed Tuesday. T-Mobile spent $1.4 million, an 18 percent bump, while the former Sprint Nextel spent $650,000,…
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17 percent more than the same period last year. AT&T spent $3.74 million, a 7 percent increase from the same quarter a year ago. Verizon lobbying spend decreased 17 percent to $3.27 million. CTIA lobbying fell by nearly 21 percent to $1.89 million. USTelecom spent $1.3 million last quarter, a decrease of 6.5 percent. NTCA spent $270,000 in the second quarter, up nearly 23 percent. Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance Q2 lobbying spending decreased 44 percent to $19,000. The Telecommunications Industry Association spent $50,000, nearly 62 percent less on Q2 lobbying than one year ago. The Competitive Carriers Association spent $120,000 in Q2, a 14 percent increase. Netflix lobbying spending was up 122 percent in Q2 to $300,000. Comcast increased Q2 lobbying spending by 37 percent to $5.47 million. Dish Network spent $360,000, a 20 percent increase. NAB spent $3.19 million last quarter, a drop of nearly 3 percent. NCTA lobbying spending increased 2 percent to $4.66 million, while CEA lobbying spending jumped 34 percent to $1.1 million. CompTel spent $126,000, a nearly 10 percent drop. Facebook increased its Q2 lobbying spending by 10 percent to $1.06 million. Yahoo’s lobbying spending decreased 1 percent to $720,000. Intel spent $730,000, a 15 percent decrease from the same period a year before. The Recording Industry Association of America spent $1.25 million, a 6 percent increase.