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 |
$209,410 |
| 2001-2002 |
$144,377 |
| 1999-2000 |
$381,743 |
| Total |
$735,530 |
Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
| BellSouth Corp. |
$345,500 |
| Century Tel Inc. |
$39,218 |
| AT&T Corp. |
$34,860 |
| US Telecom. Assn. and state orgs.
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$20,947 |
| BET Inc |
$17,000 |
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. |
$17,000 |
| National Telecommunications Services Inc. |
$16,500 |
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. Limited spending included because lobbyists report lump sum for all employers. Center researchers only captured totals for lobbyists who reported having only telecommunications-related employers. This limited the results of the research because many lobbyists have multiple employers from various industries. 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 |
$11,290 |
| 2004 |
$13,857 |
| Total |
$25,146 |
Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
| BellSouth Corp. |
$24,142 |
| Sprint Corp. |
$731 |
| Cox Communications Inc. |
$273 |
Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records
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