Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV Lobbying

Heavy-volume Senate LDA filings on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV: the largest registrant books in this issue code report quarterly LD-2 outlays and named contacts.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $118.2M in itemized Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV lobbying disclosures across 259 filers, among them COMCAST CORPORATION, NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, ranking #26 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#26
of 79 issues by spend
$118.2M
tracked Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV lobbying
259
organizations lobbying
$456K
average per filer

Issue code: COM · 259 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$118.2M
Organizations
259

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV filing shape

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV (COM) averages $456K per filer, high per-registrant intensity on this code.

COMCAST CORPORATION leads this issue's filer table with $36.1M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

The 259 filers on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV provide a structured picture of who is paying to be heard, a trailing public-record indicator for the 118th and 119th Congresses.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 COMCAST CORPORATION $36.1M
#2 NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION $32.1M
#3 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $31.5M
#4 GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C. $30.9M
#5 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. $27.3M
#6 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS $27.2M
#7 RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES $26.8M
#8 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $26.3M
#9 T-MOBILE USA, INC. $26.2M
#10 MICROSOFT CORPORATION $23.8M
#11 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $22.0M
#12 AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES $21.3M
#13 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS $20.1M
#14 BYTEDANCE INC. $19.7M
#15 UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) $15.1M
#16 FOX CORPORATION $11.6M
#17 FORD MOTOR COMPANY $10.8M
#18 ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION $10.7M
#19 MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION $10.6M
#20 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. $10.5M
#21 IHEARTMEDIA INC. $10.2M
#22 CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION $10.1M
#23 PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION $9.9M
#24 DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC $8.1M
#25 DISH NETWORK CORPORATION $7.7M
#26 MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. $7.5M
#27 DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC $7.1M
#28 BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $6.9M
#29 AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION $6.8M
#30 COX ENTERPRISES, INC. $6.7M
#31 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $6.6M
#32 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE $5.4M
#33 AT&T SERVICES INC. $5.3M
#34 DIRECTV, LLC $5.0M
#35 META PLATFORMS, INC. $4.9M
#36 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP $4.6M
#37 NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE $4.6M
#38 NETFLIX, INC. $4.5M
#39 CROWN CASTLE AND ITS AFFILIATES $4.3M
#40 UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN $4.3M
#41 VIASAT, INC. $4.0M
#42 CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC $3.8M
#43 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $3.8M
#44 CARDINAL HEALTH INC. $3.6M
#45 CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION $3.6M
#46 COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA $3.4M
#47 SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. $3.4M
#48 NEWS CORPORATION $3.4M
#49 TIKTOK INC. $3.1M
#50 EQUINIX, INC. $3.1M

Registrant concentration on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Largest registrants by all-issue lobbying total among filers on code COM (Senate LDA).

COMCAST CORPORATION$36.1MNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVI…$32.1MGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY$31.5MGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C.$30.9MCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.$27.3MNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROA…$27.2MRTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATESRTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIAT…$26.8MVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIESVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC A…$26.3M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code COM; covers 259 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV?
$118.2M was reported on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV (COM) by 259 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings, a heavy code by tracked outlay. COMCAST CORPORATION leads the filer list.
Who are the biggest spenders on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV lobbying?
Top filers on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV include COMCAST CORPORATION, NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code COM.
How many organizations lobby on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV?
259 organizations filed on Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV during the 2023-2024 reporting period.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.