Ciena Corporation
Telecommunications network infrastructure provider.
Based in MD
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AI Overview
With $1.1M in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, Ciena Corporation is a significant lobbying presence. They deploy 14 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 6 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$1.1M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
14
Lobbyists Deployed
6
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $120K |
| 2019 | $120K |
| 2020 | $120K |
| 2021 | $120K |
| 2022 | $130K |
| 2023 | $200K |
| 2024 | $180K |
| 2025 | $90K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Homeland Security, Defense, Telecommunications, Trade, Science/Technology and 1 more
- •National security/homeland security and telecommunications; Cyber security
- •Issues related to national security/homeland security and telecommunications in the Department of Defense
- •National security/homeland security and telecommunications; International trade and competitiveness; Broadband
- •Trade and competitiveness issues
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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