Lobbying

American Tower AMT's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $435K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $3.2M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Taxation/Internal Revenue Code and Telecommunications.

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Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$3.2M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

American Tower lobbying by quarter
American Tower lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$578K5
Q1 2023$1.7M5
Q2 2023$558K5
Q3 2023$538K5
Q4 2023$1.5M5
Q1 2024$1.1M4
Q2 2024$446K4
Q3 2024$442K4
Q4 2024$472K4
Q1 2025$2.3M4
Q2 2025$425K4
Q3 2025$445K4
Q4 2025$535K4
Q1 2026$2.3M4
Q2 2026$435K4
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Taxation$3.9M · 60 reports
  • Telecommunications$3.2M · 50 reports
  • Communications and broadcasting$2.7M · 35 reports
  • Financial institutions and securities$2.1M · 26 reports
  • Trade$2M · 28 reports
  • Foreign relations$23.3K · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES62 reports
  • SENATE61 reports
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)10 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)9 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of3 reports
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)1 reports
  • Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)1 reports
  • Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)1 reports
  • State, Dept of (DOS)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAmerican Tower$11.5M15 quarters
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$1.1M15 quarters
Capitol Tax Partners$750K15 quarters
Kearney, Donovan & McGee$228K15 quarters
K&L Gates$190K5 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
CHRISTOPHER JAVENSTax Counsel, Sen. Grassley, Sen. Finance Comm.Q2 2026
MELISSA MUELLERWays/Means Subc. Staff Director/Tax Counsel; Leg. Dir., Rep. Richard Neal; Tax Counsel, Sen. Finance Comm.; Counsel, Rep. Doggett; Leg Counsel Sen. Reid.Q2 2026
DAVID DUANE RANSOMSenior Advisor, House Majority Leader Steny HoyerQ1 2025
SARAH ELIZABETH SHIVESenior Counsel, Sen. Debbie Stabenow; Senior Counsel, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV.Q3 2024
TRIPP MCKEMEYSenior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Greg Gianforte; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Ryan Zinke; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Lynn WestmorelandQ2 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Kearney, Donovan & McGee$15K
07/17for Q2In-house$290K
07/16for Q2Capitol Tax Partners$50K
07/16for Q2Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$80K
04/20for Q1In-house$2.1M
04/20for Q1Capitol Tax Partners$50K
04/17for Q1Kearney, Donovan & McGee$15K
04/15for Q1Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$80K
01/20for Q4 2025Kearney, Donovan & McGee$15K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$390K
01/19for Q4 2025Capitol Tax Partners$50K
01/14for Q4 2025Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$80K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$300K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Kearney, Donovan & McGee$15K
25/10/17for Q3 2025Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$80K
25/10/17for Q3 2025Capitol Tax Partners$50K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Capitol Tax Partners$50K
25/07/18for Q2 2025In-house$280K
25/07/17for Q2 2025Kearney, Donovan & McGee$15K
25/07/16for Q2 2025Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$80K