ICANN, the Internet domain name overseer based in Los Angeles, spent $2.5 million over the past year lobbying the U.S. government, an amount on par with multi-national corporations, The Register reports.

According to the article, the figure is five times larger than the organization previously admitted to, underscoring ICANN’s bid to drastically expand its Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, or IANA, functions, which include management of the domain name system and IP address allocation.

ICANN, or Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is a private organization run by a multi-stakeholder global Internet community.

Following months of pressure by The Register, ICANN recently offered a breakdown of expenses, which reportedly helped the news outlet arrive at the figure of $2.5 million.

ICANN, which is currently contracted by the U.S. government, is expected to take over management of IANA functions, despite complaints from some members of the Internet community that accountability improvements be made to the organization.