Giving where it count

[David J. Farber <A5103643626 () attpls net>]

by Brock Meeks


During the first 18 months of this mid-term election cycle,
telecommunications, entertainment and media PACs gave a total of
$1,083,512
to members the subcommittees in the Senate and House that have the main
responsibility for regulating the telecommunications industries.
 
Members of the House Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee
received
$669,679.  Of the top five recipients on the subcommittee, ranking
minority
member Jack Fields (R-Tex.) received $167,896, more than double the
second
highest recipient, Rick Boucher (D-Va.).  Fields received only $51,771
in
PAC contributions during the entire 1990-1992 election cycle.  Of his
$167,986, a full 84%  or $142,118 came in from just 24 PACs, split
evenly
between telecommunications and cable/entertainment companies.
 
Members of the Senate Communications Subcommittee received $414,433. 
Of
the top five recipients, Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) received $126,684.  The
next highest recipient was Chuck Robb (D-Va.) with $71,550.  Both are
in
close races, which political analysts have said are too close to call.
 
Sen. Kay Baily Hutchinson (R-Tex.), who is a newwcomer to the full
Senate
Commerce Committee, which sits above the Communciations Subcommittee
resides, received an even $100,000.
 
 
Top Five Recipients of House Telecommunications and Finance
Subcommittee 
 
Jack Fields (R-Tex) -- $167,896
Rick Boucher (D-Va.) -- $61,550
Michael Oxley (R-Ohio) -- $46,295
Joe Barton (R-Tex.) -- $41,250
Billy Tauzin (D-La.) -- $36,000
 
Top Five Recipients of Senate Communications Subcommittee
 
Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) -- $126,684
Chuck Robb (D-Va.) -- $71,550
Richard Bryan (D-Nev.) -- $69,096
Slade Gorton (R-Wash.) -- $68,699
Earnest Hollings (D-S.C.) -- $24,404
 
Top 15 PAC Contributors
 
AT&T -- $775,289
BellSouth -- $347,420*
National Association of Broadcasters -- $290,890
GTE Corp. -- $276,040
Ameritech -- $238,012*
National Cable Television Association -- $235,500
US West -- $235,481
Electronic Data Systems -- $191,924
Southwestern Bell -- $181,450
Pacific Telesis Group -- $179,745
Sprint -- $138,900
Nynex -- $123,550*
Bell Atlantic -- $110,946*
ASCAP -- $102,360
MCA -- $101,834
 
* = Contributions came from more than one affiliate or subsidiary.