AT&T spent $3.09 million lobbying gov’t in the 2nd quarter on taxes, health care, other issues

AT&T spent $3.09M on lobbying in 2nd quarter

WASHINGTON — Phone company AT&T Inc. spent $3.09 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on a wide array of issues, including retiree health care and taxes on cell phone service, according to a disclosure report.

The lobbying amount was up slightly from the $3.06 million that AT&T spent in the same period last year but down sharply from the $5.93 million it spent in the first quarter of 2010.

Dallas-based AT&T lobbied the federal government on legislation involving patent reform, radio spectrum, telemarketing, distracted driving, among others, according to the report filed on July 20.

AT&T said it lobbied Congress and the U.S. Trade Representative, according to the report filed with the House clerk’s office.