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Which telecom companies are pulling the strings in your state government? Find out which telecommunications companies are spending the most on lobbying and campaign contributions. Learn about your public utility boards, where they are located and how to file a complaint. Also, view the personal financial disclosure statements of board members and learn how much they earn.

Utah Public Service Commission
Heber M. Wells Building, 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 530-6716

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Jurisdiction: electricity, telecom, gas and water utilities
Funding: fee assessed on public utilities' gross operating revenues
Commissioners: 3
  Appointed by: Governor
  Term: 6 years
  Annual Salary: $91,000
Chairperson: Appointed by Governor
  Term: at pleasure of Governor
  Annual Salary: $94,500
Commissioners

Richard Campbell
Term: 2001-2007

Ted Boyer
Term: 2003-2009

Ron Allen
Term: 2005-2011

Utah Receives F for Disclosure of Utility Commissioner Outside Ties
Utah ranked 47th in the nation for making basic information on state legislators' income, assets and potential conflicts of interest available to the public. Utah received 0 out of a possible 100 points.
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Utah Conflict-of-Interest Provision: "No person employed as a commissioner or as personnel of the commission shall, while so employed: Have any pecuniary interest, whether as the holder of stock or other securities, or otherwise have any conflict of interest with any public utility or other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the commission …." (Utah Code § 54-1-11(1)(a)


Telecommunications Industry

State Campaign Donations

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:
Cycle Amount
2003-2004 $113,460
2001-2002 $112,950
1999-2000 $141,980
Total $368,391

Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
Name Total
Qwest Communications International Inc. $136,488
AT&T Corp. $79,000
Verizon Communications Inc. $37,200
Comcast Corp. $28,442
XO Communications Inc. $25,750
National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. $25,750

Source: Institute on Money in State Politics, with analysis by Center for Public Integrity

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.

State-level lobbying by telecommunications companies in 2003 and 2004. Click on the total to see how the states stack up:
Year Amount
2003 $1,487
2004 $13,879
Total $15,366

Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
Name Total
Comcast Corp. $11,500
US Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. $2,379
Qwest Communications International Inc. $947
MCI (formerly WorldCom Inc.) $283
Sprint Corp. $258

Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records