Lobbying

Ciena's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $290K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $950K. Its first report covers Q4 2023; the issues it reports most are Telecommunications and Trade (Domestic & Foreign).

Ciena

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$950K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2023
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Ciena lobbying by quarter
Ciena lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2023$200K1
Q1 2024$200K1
Q2 2024$180K1
Q3 2024$190K1
Q4 2024$140K1
Q1 2025$140K1
Q2 2025$130K1
Q3 2025$130K1
Q4 2025$240K1
Q1 2026$420K1
Q2 2026$290K1
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Telecommunications$599.1K · 11 reports
  • Trade$552.4K · 10 reports
  • Homeland security$444.1K · 8 reports
  • Taxation$241.6K · 7 reports
  • Science and technology$198.2K · 6 reports
  • Foreign relations$196.1K · 5 reports
  • Copyright, patent and trademark$28.6K · 1 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES10 reports
  • State, Dept of (DOS)10 reports
  • SENATE8 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)5 reports
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)5 reports
  • Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)5 reports
  • White House Office5 reports
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)4 reports
  • Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)2 reports
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)1 reports
  • Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)1 reports
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseCiena$2.3M11 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
GRACE KOHU.S. Ambassador & Head of Delegation to ITU World Radiocommunication Conf. 2019, State Dept. (2019-20); Special Asst. to President for Tech, Telecom & Cybersecurity Policy (2017-19); Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. House Subcmte on Comm. & Tech (2013-17).Q2 2026

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/13for Q2In-house$290K
04/20for Q1In-house$420K
01/19for Q4 2025In-house$240K
25/10/13for Q3 2025In-house$130K
25/07/15for Q2 2025In-house$130K
25/04/21for Q1 2025In-house$140K
25/01/17for Q4 2024In-house$140K
24/10/14for Q3 2024In-house$190K
24/07/10for Q2 2024In-house$180K
24/04/22for Q1 2024In-house$200K
24/01/22for Q4 2023In-house$200K
24/01/22for Q4 2023In-houseUnder $5,000