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 |
$1,642,841 |
| 2001-2002 |
$2,838,270 |
| 1999-2000 |
$2,600,081 |
| Total |
$7,081,192 |
Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
| AT&T Corp. |
$1,701,356 |
| BellSouth Corp. |
$1,463,603 |
| Sprint Corp. |
$1,272,608 |
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. |
$1,004,499 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$863,788 |
| Jorge Mas / MasTec |
$206,000 |
| MCI (formerly WorldCom Inc.) |
$77,850 |
| Motorola Inc. |
$69,068 |
| Convergys Corp. |
$42,000 |
| Cingular Wirless LLC |
$37,250 |
Source: Institute on Money in State Politics, with analysis by Center for Public Integrity
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State Lobby Spending
Totals in this state DO NOT include lobbyist salaries/compensation. Legislative and executive branch lobbyists register with different offices. State-level lobbying by telecommunications companies in 2003 and 2004. Click on the total to see how the states stack up:
| 2003 |
$233,201 |
| 2004 |
$241,122 |
| Total |
$474,323 |
Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
| BellSouth Corp. |
$227,229 |
| Sprint Corp. |
$72,577 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$66,744 |
| AT&T Corp. |
$58,849 |
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs
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$33,236 |
| MCI (formerly WorldCom Inc.) |
$7,340 |
| Cingular Wireless |
$7,111 |
| Nextel Communications |
$1,037 |
| AT&T Wireless |
$200 |
Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records
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