Facebook, Amazon, Comcast Lead Tech/Telecom Q2 Lobbying Spending
Facebook and Comcast were the tech and telecom sectors’ top lobbying spenders for Q2, while other entities in those industries reported a mix of increases and decreases. NCTA, Charter and Microsoft earlier reported increases; the Internet Association, NAB and IBM…
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reported decreases (see 2007200062). Facebook said it spent $4.83 million, up more than 17% from the same period in 2019. Comcast had $3.65 million, up more than 14%. Google fell 42% to $1.69 million. Huawei rose 142% to $170,000. Amazon spent $4.38 million, up 9%. AT&T shelled out $3.46 million, a more than 4% increase. Verizon reported $2.53 million, up almost 4%. CTIA was $2.48 million, down almost 5%. Qualcomm spent $1.97 million, up more than 1%. Apple fell 18% to $1.48 million. Dell was little changed at $910,000. CenturyLink spent $570,000, down 40%. USTelecom spent $560,000, up 12%. Twitter laid out $390,000, down 11%. The Competitive Carriers Association was flat at $180,000. The Telecommunications Industry Association fell by half to $50,000.