The National Cable and Telecommunications Association, the cable industry’s top lobbying group, upped its lobbying activity during the third quarter, spending $4 million to press government officials to adopt a pro-cable legislative agenda.
That amount was up from $3.93 million spent in the second quarter, and $3.78 million spent during last year’s third quarter.
Among the issues on the cable industry’s agenda: stopping Net Neutrality, lobbying against consumer regulatory reforms, tax policies that favor cable companies, cybersecurity, and patent reform.
Among the companies chipping in: Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cablevision.
In addition to members of Congress, NCTA lobbyists appealed to the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Federal Trade Commission.

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I love how the Randians justify rate increases when there are record CEO salaries and money spent on lobbying