Intel spends $840K on 2Q lobbying

SAN JOSE, Calif.

Intel Corp. spent $840,000 on lobbying in the latest quarter, slightly less than in the same period last year.

The world's biggest computer-chip maker lobbied the House of Representatives, the Department of State and the Department of Commerce on export rules for encryption and other technologies; the Federal Communications Commission on broadband Internet rollouts; and other agencies on such issues as government funding for computing projects.

Intel booked its biggest quarterly net income in a decade in the second quarter, helped by a stronger computer market and more sophisticated factories.

The company's lobbying, research and other corporate activities often revolve around issues that advance computing in general, since the need for more computing power drives up demand for Intel's chips.

In the second quarter of 2009, Intel spent $877,000 on lobbying, according to a disclosure filing.