CEA Spent $110,000 More on Lobbying Q1 Than in Year Earlier, Reports Show

CEA spent $110,000 more on lobbying in 2015’s Q1 than in Q1 a year earlier, $680,000 vs. $570,000, newly released lobbying reports showed. CEA lobbied on a range of issues, from immigration to drones to data breach notification to overhauling the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and surveillance issues. Its principal telecom lobbyists are Senior Vice President-Government and Regulatory Affairs Michael Petricone and Vice President-Government and Political Affairs Veronica O’Connell and it listed its primary lobbying priorities in that space as “Regulation of the Internet; Title II; Net Neutrality.” It mentioned one piece of legislation: the Wi-Fi Innovation Act (HR-821/S-424). It held a Lobby Day last week pegged to this month's CES on the Hill, pressing Capitol Hill offices on topics such as immigration and patent overhaul (see 1504160042).