3rd Quarter - Report

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

Period 3rd Quarter 2026 Filed Oct 12, 2026 Signed by Megan Troy, Counsel to Ciena Corporation

Official filing
Firm
CIENA CORPORATION (FORMERLY CIENA CORPORATION, BROADBAND GROUP)
Client
CIENA CORPORATION (FORMERLY CIENA CORPORATION, BROADBAND GROUP)
Income
—
Expenses
$260,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Section 338 tariffs on Canadian-origin telecommunications systems; USMCA rules of origin; tariffs under Section 301 investigation into forced labor; Section 232 investigation into semiconductors.

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; AI-driven cybersecurity responses.

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: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Status of Iraq telecommunications support; status of tender from Vietnam Ministry of Public Security.

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)

Telecommunications TEC

Subsea cable resilience and security; permitting and licensing reform for submarine cables; AI infrastructure and the use of connectivity; trusted technology in AI infrastructure; discussion on development finance interests from US DFC; Submarine Cable Track 1.5 development; AI-driven cybersecurity responses.

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: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); 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.