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 |
$17,879 |
| 2001-2002 |
$27,356 |
| 1999-2000 |
$31,401 |
| Total |
$76,636 |
Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$42,203 |
| AT&T Corp. |
$30,800 |
Source: Institute on Money in State Politics, with analysis by Center for Public Integrity
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State Lobby Spending
Spending total does not include executive branch lobbyists. State-level lobbying by telecommunications companies in 2003 and 2004. Click on the total to see how the states stack up:
| 2003 |
$27,727 |
| 2004 |
$32,826 |
| Total |
$60,553 |
Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
| Deutsche Telekom AG (T-Mobile USA) |
$20,375 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$17,594 |
| AT&T Wireless |
$14,584 |
| Sprint Corp. |
$8,000 |
Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records
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