• All Things D, Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:49 PM

Content carriers like Verizon and AT&T spent more money in Washington than any other tech constituency during the third quarter of the year. That's according to new disclosure reports for lobbying expenditures analyzed by the Associated Press and reported by AllThingsD's NewEnterprise blog. "Verizon spent $3.83 million lobbying on several issues, including taxes and texting while driving, at numerous branches of the federal government, including the White House, Congress, the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission."

Meanwhile, AT&T spent $3.47 million with an agenda including legislation on calling cards, broadband buildouts and distracted driving. Nearly doubling its spending year-over-year, Hewlett-Packard spent $1.6 million in the third quarter of last year - "chatting with members of Congress and officials at the Department of Justice and the Commerce Department about taxes, immigration and how government agencies use technology in the areas of health care and law enforcement," according to NewEnterprise. Other top spenders included Microsoft ($1.63 million); Oracle ($1.6 million); and Google ($1.2 million).

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