Avaya Hires Lobbyist for Telecom Issues

The firm will lobby on patent and telephone issues, including Voice over Internet Protocol and emergency communications, according to the form posted online Thursday by the Senate's public records office.

Marcus Mason, who was the No. 2 lobbyist at Amtrak, is among those registered to lobby for Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Avaya.

In October, Silver Lake and TPG Capital completed its $8.3 billion buyout of Avaya, which went private.

Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995. They must register with Congress within 45 days of being hired or engaging in lobbying.