• Broadband deployment -- discussed need to deploy broadband in rural and underserved areas Wireless issues -- spectrum management, spectrum efficiency Universal service reform -- flat rate fee proposal
• Reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU -- discussed upcoming reauthorization of federal surface transportation law (specifically intelligent transportation systems (ITS) program); ITS World Congress; and spectrum for ITS applications (5.9 GHz band and vehicle infrastructure integration business models).

Duration: January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008

General Issues: Telecommunications, Transportation, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Government Issues, Homeland Security, Roads/Highway, Science/Technology, Trucking/Shipping

Spending: about $32,000 (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 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Natl Technical Information Service, Labor - Dept of (DOL), State - Dept of (DOS)