"… ntonio, Texas-based SBC Communications Inc. which has paid $11.5 million. (BellSouth Corp. is ninth overall with $2.15 million.)Thanks largely to the agency's …"

"… pporters were the four Bell companies: SBC ($178,000), Verizon ($129,000), BellSouth ($122,000) and Qwest ($64,000). Together the Bells gave Bush 62 percent of …"

"… FCC after having served in senior staff roles at the FCC.Lyndon K. Boozer, BellSouth's vice president of federal relations, previously worked as a special assi …"

"… issues have an even more profound effect on the lobbying total reported by BellSouth Corp., another of the Baby Bells. The company does business in nine Southe …"

"… s that lobbyists disclose campaign contributions.Due to those limitations, BellSouth reported only $1.1 million in lobbying, putting it in 14th place on the ov …"

"… with the national group. Fourth was Verizon at $6.1 million and fifth was BellSouth Corp. at $3.8 million.SBC spent the most money on contributions in Califor …"

"… its for party organizations.Among telecommunications companies in Florida, BellSouth has no equal in terms of raw political influence. During the span from the …"

"… contributions, is AT&T Inc., which includesPAC contributions from BellSouth, Cingular, SBC, and other companies that are now part of the telecomm …"

"… ould be Bell South, McCain’s No. 6 donor, with $60,000 in contributions. BellSouth, like many of its competitors, has also sold subsidiaries in recent years, …"

"… ustry Association and Bond Market AssociationUnknownReceptionHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert and Republican congressional leadersDaimlerChrysler and Union PacificMetro …"

"… Central ParkUnknownAstraZenecaSt. Regis HotelLunch receptionHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert’s wife, JeanBurlington Northern Santa FeThe Central Park BoathouseLunch …"

"… eller of IllinoisYankee StadiumYankees-Cleveland Indians gameHouse Speaker Dennis HastertGeneral MotorsUnknownbrunchUnknownGeneral MotorsUnknownConcert with country …"

"… ncrease caps spurred the major local phone companies—SBC Communications, BellSouth, Verizon and Qwest—to deploy lobbyists around the capitals and fight rat …"

"… te in the House on a bill to freeze local telephone rates, Eliseo Gomez, a BellSouth vice president and lobbyist, placed a call to Rep. Julio Robaina, a Republ …"

"… Robaina, a Republican who represents part of Miami and is also a longtime BellSouth employee. (Florida has a "citizen legislature," where legislators spend pa …"

"… n on the Internet – was a major defeat for the Bell companies. AT&T, BellSouth (since merged with AT&T), Verizon and Qwest Communications Internation …"