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 |
$192,104 |
| 2001-2002 |
$473,608 |
| 1999-2000 |
$313,545 |
| Total |
$979,257 |
Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
| Sprint Corp. |
$400,746 |
| SBC Communications Inc. |
$295,140 |
| Cox Communications Inc. |
$78,150 |
| AT&T Corp. |
$57,271 |
| NOSVA Limited Partnership |
$37,500 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
$26,000 |
| NOS Communications Inc. |
$20,000 |
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. |
$19,500 |
| Blue Ridge Telecom Systems |
$10,000 |
| Affinity Network Inc. |
$10,000 |
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. Lobbyists only required to register and report during legislative sessions, which occur in odd-numbered years. 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:
Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
| National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs
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$1,829 |
| Sprint Corp. |
$394 |
| SBC Communications Inc. |
$60 |
Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records
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