1st Quarter - Report

CIENA CORPORATION (FORMERLY CIENA CORPORATION, BROADBAND GROUP) for CIENA CORPORATION (FORMERLY CIENA CORPORATION, BROADBAND GROUP)

Period 1st Quarter 2026 Filed Apr 20, 2026 Signed by Megan Troy

Official filing
Firm
CIENA CORPORATION (FORMERLY CIENA CORPORATION, BROADBAND GROUP)
Client
CIENA CORPORATION (FORMERLY CIENA CORPORATION, BROADBAND GROUP)
Income
—
Expenses
$420,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Telecommunications TEC

Subsea cable resilience and security; permitting and licensing reform for submarine cables; AI infrastructure and the use of connectivity; trusted technology in infrastructure.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GRACE KOH U.S. Ambassador & Head of Delegation to ITU World Radiocommunication Conf. 2019, State Dept. (2019-20); Special Asst. to President for Tech, Telecom & Cybersecurity Policy (2017-19); Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. House Subcmte on Comm. & Tech (2013-17).

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Section 232 investigation into semiconductors; inclusion of connectivity in the American AI stack; India certification requirements challenges as non-tariff barriers to trade; USMCA renewal.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GRACE KOH U.S. Ambassador & Head of Delegation to ITU World Radiocommunication Conf. 2019, State Dept. (2019-20); Special Asst. to President for Tech, Telecom & Cybersecurity Policy (2017-19); Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. House Subcmte on Comm. & Tech (2013-17).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Homeland Security HOM

Subsea cable resilience and security; permitting and licensing reform for submarine cables.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GRACE KOH U.S. Ambassador & Head of Delegation to ITU World Radiocommunication Conf. 2019, State Dept. (2019-20); Special Asst. to President for Tech, Telecom & Cybersecurity Policy (2017-19); Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. House Subcmte on Comm. & Tech (2013-17).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.