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Ncta - the Internet & Television Association

Ncta - the Internet & Television Association Political Action Committee (NCTAPAC)

Trade association PAC FEC C00010082

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$521K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $22.9M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the trade association’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the trade association’s employees or members; the trade association itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Ncta - the Internet & Television Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 20 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Budget/Appropriations8 of 88/8
  • Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV8 of 88/8
  • Telecommunications8 of 88/8
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark7 of 87/8
  • Defense7 of 87/8
Science/Technology 7 of 8 · Homeland Security 5 of 8 · 2 more · Show all 9
  • Science/Technology7 of 87/8
  • Homeland Security5 of 85/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code4 of 84/8
  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products3 of 83/8

Bills named in the filings 150 bills, this period

145 more, 82 named in only one filing · Show all 150

From the filings

“Spectrum policy; Cybersecurity and the extension of the Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act of 2015; H.R.6500 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 S. 4784/H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027”
Q3 2026 filing · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
“Issues relating to and impacting the cable industry generally, including broadband deployment, the Affordable Connectivity Program, internet regulation, privacy and data security, including children and teens online privacy.”
Q3 2026 filing · Telecommunications

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • DefenseDOD
  • White House Office
  • Federal Communications CommissionFCC
  • Natl Economic CouncilNEC
  • Natl Telecommunications & Information AdministrationNTIA
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Natl Security CouncilNSC
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • Office of Science & Technology PolicyOSTP
  • 3 more

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Ncta - the Internet & Television Association, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 127 sitting members of Congress and 2 other candidates in 2025–26.

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