• NTT as the parent of NTT Group (NTT docomo, NTT Communications, NTT East/West, NTT DATA and others) is involved in issues indicated in item #15 and others related to the regulation of telecommunications services.

Duration: October 1, 2006 to November 20, 2008

General Issues: Telecommunications, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Computer Industry, Science/Technology, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Spending: about $0 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2006: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), White House Office, Y Y U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate FCC, DOC/NTIA, DHS, State, White House

Related Foreign Entities: The Minister of Finance (Trust Account) (Tokyo, JPN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 33%; Government of Japan (Tokyo, JPN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 34%