Dish Network spent $240,000 in the first quarter on lobbying the federal government

Dish Network spent $240,000 in 1Q on lobbying

PHILADELPHIA — Satellite TV company Dish Network Corp. spent $240,000 in the first quarter lobbying the federal government, according to a recent disclosure report.

That’s less than the $320,000 it spent in the fourth quarter and the $330,000 it spent in the first quarter of 2009.

The company did not disclose details of the lobbying issues it was involved in during the January-to-March period. Dish said it was undergoing personnel changes at its Washington, D.C. office and didn’t have any in-house lobbyists at the time, so it wasn’t required to disclose lobbying details.

The report was filed on April 20 with the House Clerk’s office.

In the past, Dish has lobbied on issues ranging from the transmission of local TV signals to a requirement to carry public television stations in high-definition and state video taxes.