Competitive Carriers Association (Formerly Rural Cellular Association)
Association representing rural cellular industry
Based in DC
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AI Overview
With $160K in lobbying spend across 11 quarterly filings, Competitive Carriers Association (Formerly Rural Cellular Association) is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 4 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2020.
$160K
Total Spend
3
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
4
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $70K |
| 2019 | $80K |
| 2020 | $10K |
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: Copyright/Patent, Consumer Issues, Telecommunications, Intelligence
- •Issues related to intellectual property, including: patent litigation reform, cell phone unlocking/DMCA copyright office triennial review, section 512 of the DMCA
- •Issues relating to Privacy
- •Issues relating to Cybersecurity
- •Issues relating to Encryption
- •Issues relating to Autonomous Vehicles
- •Issues relating to the Internet of Things
- •Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program
- •Issues relating to federal spectrum
- •Issues relating to spectrum a
- •Reforms to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, issues relating to encryption
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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