Google Has Major Lobbying Spending Drop in Q4; NCTA Has Increase
Google had the highest lobbying expenditure total for Q4 among tech and telecom companies that reported their spending by Tuesday evening, but it had the largest decrease from the same period in 2018. Google said it spent $2.74 million on…
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lobbying for the quarter, down 44 percent from the previous year. NCTA had the highest spending figure among tech and telecom industry groups at $4.65 million, a 21 percent increase from 2018. Qualcomm reported $1.78 million in expenditures in Q4, down 11 percent from 2018. CBS reported $900,000 in spending for the quarter, which included its December combining with Viacom. That expenditure total was up more than 4 percent from 2018. Viacom said it spent $710,000, 18 percent down. Cox reported $860,000, up 41 percent. USTelecom laid out $750,000, a 29 percent increase. Sprint devoted $680,000, up 18 percent. CenturyLink spent $570,000, down 35 percent. BSA|The Software Alliance's $420,000 was a more than 23 percent increase. The Information Technology Industry Council expended $340,000, 26 percent less. Netflix reported $250,000, a 25 percent increase. Telecommunications Industry Association came in at $70,000, a 22 percent decrease. The Computer & Communications Industry Association was little changed at $50,000.