AT&T Inc. spent $4.9 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on its proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA from Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG and other issues, according to a quarterly disclosure report.
That compares with $3.1 million that it spent on lobbying in the second quarter of last year and the $6.8 million that it spent in the first quarter of this year.
AT&T also lobbied in the latest quarter on government proposals to free up more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband services as ballooning demand for mobile apps, online video and other bandwidth-hungry services put enormous strain on the nation's existing airwaves. And the company lobbied on government efforts to establish a nationwide wireless broadband network that would allow firefighters, police officer and other emergency workers to communicate with each other.
In addition, AT&T lobbied on online privacy legislation and the Federal Communications Commission's new network neutrality rules, which prohibit phone and cable companies from interfering with Internet traffic on their broadband networks.
Other issues the company lobbied on in the second quarter included patent reform legislation, trade pacts and a range of tax measures.
AT&T focused its lobbying on Congress, the Commerce Department and other government agencies, according to a quarterly disclosure report filed with the House Clerk's office on July 20.
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