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Using our intelligently designed and intuitive dataset, you can quickly understand how AT&T (T) is lobbying the U.S. government, how much they’re spending on it, and most importantly – the bills and specific issues on which they lobby.
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1. Clients: The publicly traded company, privately owned company, interest group, NGO, or state or local government that employs or retains a lobbyist or lobbying firm.
2. Registrants (Lobbying Firms): Either the name of the lobbying firm hired by the client, or the name of the client if the client employs in-house lobbyists.
3. Lobbyists: The names and past government work experience of the individual lobbyists working on a lobbying contract. 3. General Issues: The general issues for which clients lobby on (ex: ENV – Environment, TOB – Tobacco, FAM – Family Issues/Abortion).
4. Specific Issues: A long text description of the exact bills and specific issues for which clients lobby on.
5. Bills Lobbied On: The exact congressional bills and public/private laws lobbied on, parsed from lobbying report specific issues (ex: H.R. 2347, S. 1117, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
6. Agencies Lobbied: The names of one or more of 250+ government agencies lobbied on in the contract (ex: White House, FDA, DOD).
7. Foreign Entities: The names and origin countries of entities affiliated with the client (ex: BNP Paribas: France).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is AT&T (T) lobbying for?
Summary of lobbying data for AT&T:
– Lobbying firms hired: At&T Services, Mercury Strategies, Inc. And Its Affiliates, Llp, Farragut Partners Llp, Hsa Strategies, Llc, Mayer Brown Llp, Clyburn Consulting, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, The Gibson Group, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
– General issues lobbied on: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Government Issues, Telecommunications, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (domestic/foreign)
– Specific issues lobbied on: various bills related to supply chain security, cybersecurity, broadband infrastructure deployment, wireless communication services, and spectrum policy
– Government agencies lobbied: Department of Interior, White House Office, House of Representatives, Senate, Executive Office of the President, Federal Reserve System, Natl Park Service, Office of Management & Budget, Natl Economic Council, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Trade Representative, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Department of Treasury, Department of Transportation, Natl Security Council, Smithsonian Institution, Department of Commerce
One could infer that AT&T is lobbying on various telecommunications and technology policy issues because they are a major player in the industry and want to shape legislation and regulations in their favor. Additionally, they are likely interested in issues related to cybersecurity and supply chain security in order to protect their operations and assets. Their lobbying on broadband infrastructure deployment and mobile communication services may aim to expand their customer base and increase profits.
