Lobbying

Iridium Communications IRDM's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $130K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $390K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Transportation and Telecommunications.

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Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$390K
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

Iridium Communications lobbying by quarter
Iridium Communications lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$95K2
Q1 2023$95K2
Q2 2023$95K2
Q3 2023$95K2
Q4 2023$95K2
Q1 2024$50K1
Q2 2024$50K1
Q3 2024$50K1
Q4 2024$50K1
Q1 2025$130K2
Q2 2025$130K2
Q3 2025$130K2
Q4 2025$130K2
Q1 2026$130K2
Q2 2026$130K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Telecommunications$780K · 14 reports
  • Transportation$412.5K · 15 reports
  • Aviation and airlines$187.5K · 9 reports
  • Defense$50K · 3 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$12.5K · 1 reports
  • Homeland security$12.5K · 1 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES26 reports
  • SENATE26 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)13 reports
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)8 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)8 reports
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)7 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)5 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)3 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)2 reports
  • Energy, Dept of1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Holland & Knight$750K15 quarters
Michael Best Strategies$480K6 quarters
Perry Bayliss Government Relations$225K5 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
KARA FISCHERDeputy Chief of Staff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Government Affairs, USDOT; Acting Deputy Staff Director, Senior Counsel, Subcmte. Staff Director, Senate Commerce CommitteeQ2 2026
LIAM MCENROESpecial Assistant, Leg., Correspondent, Leg. Aide, Leg. Assistant, Sen. Chris MurphyQ1 2026
SARA PETERSDeputy Staff Dir., Budget Dir., Counsel, House Cmte. on Appropriations; Dep. Dir., Govt Affairs, Policy, & Strategic Planning, NHTSA; Professional Staff Member, Subcmte on THUD, House Cmte. on Appropriations; Leg. Counsel, Sen. Thad ChochranQ1 2025
THOMAS FREEMANIntern, Rep. Andy Kim; Intern, Rep. Lucy McBath; Intern, Rep. Mark PocanQ1 2025
DANIEL SENNOTTMinority Staff Director, House Armed Services Cmte.; Minority General Counsel, House Armed Services Cmte.; Professional Staff Member, Staff Lead and Counsel, Military Personnel Subcmte., House Armed Services Cmte.Q2 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Michael Best Strategies$80K
07/12for Q2Holland & Knight$50K
04/20for Q1Michael Best Strategies$80K
04/08for Q1Holland & Knight$50K
01/20for Q4 2025Michael Best Strategies$80K
01/18for Q4 2025Holland & Knight$50K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Michael Best Strategies$80K
25/10/11for Q3 2025Holland & Knight$50K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Michael Best Strategies$80K
25/07/18for Q2 2025Holland & Knight$50K
25/07/03for Q2 2025Holland & Knight$50K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Michael Best Strategies$80K
25/04/12for Q1 2025Holland & Knight$50K
25/02/27for Q1 2025Michael Best StrategiesUnder $5,000
25/01/11for Q4 2024Holland & Knight$50K
24/10/13for Q3 2024Holland & Knight$50K
24/07/14for Q2 2024Holland & Knight$50K
24/04/17for Q1 2024Holland & Knight$50K
24/02/12for Q4 2023Perry Bayliss Government Relations$45K
24/01/18for Q4 2023Holland & Knight$50K