Telecommunications industry donations, including legislative and statewide, throughout three election cycles, 1999-2000, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004. Click on total to see how this state stacks up:
| 2003-2004 |
$45,415 |
| 2001-2002 |
$600,588 |
| 1999-2000 |
$344,020 |
| Total |
$990,023 |
Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
| Qwest Communications International Inc. |
$220,083 |
| AT&T Corp. |
$145,946 |
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. |
$108,765 |
| Liberty Media International |
$71,000 |
| Level 3 Communications Inc. |
$68,250 |
| Televents Cable Television |
$62,250 |
| US Telecom. Assn. and state orgs.
|
$52,300 |
| MCI (formerly WorldCom Inc.) |
$49,125 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$38,775 |
| Echostar Corp. |
$25,000 |
Source: Institute on Money in State Politics, with analysis by Center for Public Integrity
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State Lobby Spending
Spending total includes only compensation/salary. Lobbyists report expenses on behalf of all employers as one lump sum, so telecommunications lobby expenses could not be separated and were therefore not included. State-level lobbying by telecommunications companies in 2003 and 2004. Click on the total to see how the states stack up:
| 2003 |
$295,812 |
| 2004 |
$303,470 |
| Total |
$599,282 |
Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
| AT&T Corp. |
$135,532 |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. |
$90,000 |
| Deutsche Telekom AG (T-Mobile USA) |
$86,000 |
| MCI (formerly WorldCom Inc.) |
$75,000 |
| Sprint Corp. |
$68,845 |
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs
|
$56,250 |
| US Telecom. Assn. and state orgs.
|
$35,991 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$21,917 |
| AT&T Wireless |
$15,248 |
| XO Communications Inc. |
$14,500 |
Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records
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