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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: telecommunications
Penalty Total since 2000: $14,621,121,891
Number of Records: 1,253
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
ZTE$2,592,360,0644
Verizon Communications$2,577,802,258262
T-Mobile US$1,728,257,83596
Ericsson$1,376,507,02815
AT&T$1,221,307,295319
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC$850,000,0002
Telia Company AB$731,603,9722
DISH Network$592,984,01834
Lumen Technologies$491,388,292108
Frontier Communications$420,241,07232

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
AlltelVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006WV-AG$90,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015WV-AG$160,000,000
AmeritechAT&Tutility service violation2000WI-PSC$10,000,000
Sprint Communications, Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2018WI-DATC$280,000
DIRECTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2017WI-DATC$292,500
DirecTV, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2006WI-AG$115,000
Qwest Communications CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WI-AG$250,000
Verizon Long Distance LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2010WI-AG$190,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022WI-AG$15,090,000
DirecTVAT&Twage and hour violation2015WHD$395,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2003WHD$4,779,985
Ovations Food Services, LPComcastwage and hour violation2015WHD$10,370
ComcastComcastFamily and Medical Leave Act2014WHD$13,666
Dish Network, LLC (Echostar)DISH Networkwage and hour violation2014WHD$43,310
Cellco PartnershipVerizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2013WHD$37,500
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2013WHD$14,103
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2012WHD$279,200
Ericsson IncEricssonwage and hour violation2012WHD$1,184,535
Frontier Communications CorporationFrontier Communicationswage and hour violation2012WHD$21,823
Cellco PartnershipVerizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2011WHD$5,450
Bresnan Communications LLCCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2011WHD$483,146
AT&TAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2011WHD$55,979
AT&T Services, IncAT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$22,556
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$28,911
Global Spectrum L.P.Comcastwage and hour violation2010WHD$34,704
United Telephone Company of FloridaLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2010WHD$144,593
Verizon Connected SolutionsVerizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2010WHD$73,526
Leap Wireless International Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$50,132
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$547,072
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$63,031
Clearwire US LLCT-Mobile USFamily and Medical Leave Act2009WHD$15,162
Dish Network L.L.C.DISH Networkwage and hour violation2009WHD$489,666
Perot SystemsNippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2008WHD$198,139
Cellco Partnership d/b/aVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2008WHD$123,807
Avaya IncorporatedAvaya Holdingswage and hour violation2008WHD$17,508
SPECTRUM CABLE SERVICES, INC.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2008WHD$84,085
AT&T, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2008WHD$6,728
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCComcastwage and hour violation2008WHD$203,155
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.ComcastFamily and Medical Leave Act2008WHD$12,000
Verizon Communications, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2008WHD$27,362
Qwest Communications CorporationLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2007WHD$18,000
Embarq Holdings Company LLCLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2007WHD$202,314
CSG Systems, IncCSG Systems Internationalwage and hour violation2007WHD$13,533
Alcatel-LucentNokiawage and hour violation2007WHD$67,418
Verizon Florida, Inc.Verizon Communicationswage and hour violation2007WHD$71,941
Comcast-SpectacorComcastwage and hour violation2007WHD$6,276
Sprint/United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2007WHD$482,289
CSG Systems, Inc.CSG Systems Internationalwage and hour violation2007WHD$46,925
180 Connect IncAT&Twage and hour violation2007WHD$96,475
Time Warner CableCharter CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2007WHD$46,157
Comcast-SpectacorComcastwage and hour violation2007WHD$6,761
Cingular Wireless, LLCAT&Twage and hour violation2007WHD$4,711,767
Cingular Wireless, LLC.AT&Twage and hour violation2007WHD$396,782
Perot Systems Government ServicesNippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2006WHD$61,631
Verizon Communications, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2006WHD$5,897
Comcast-SpectacorComcastwage and hour violation2006WHD$35,517
Avaya, Inc.Avaya Holdingswage and hour violation2005WHD$20,587
British Telecom Americas, Inc.BTFamily and Medical Leave Act2005WHD$28,000
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationswage and hour violation2005WHD$386,836
MotorolaMotorola Solutionswage and hour violation2005WHD$9,824
Comcast CorporationComcastFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$5,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2004WHD$8,422
CABLEVISION Systems CorpAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$81,528
Cablevision Systems CorpAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$12,663
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$62,889
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$7,586
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$9,488
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$12,311
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$121,629
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$58,283
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$27,419
SBC Communications, Inc.AT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$15,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$98,547
Southwestern Bell CommunicationsAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$20,000
180 Connect, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$47,588
Cingular Wireless, LLC.AT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$462,448
Cingular Wireless, LLC.AT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$10,639
Cello PartnershipVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2003WHD$20,687
Sprint PCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2003WHD$5,028
Verizon Communications, Inc.Verizon Communicationswage and hour violation2003WHD$137,870
AT&T Mobility Services LLCAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2018WHD$20,290
Sprint United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019WHD$11,056
Sprint United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019WHD$35,054
Metro PCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2017WHD$10,952
Metro PCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2017WHD$9,173
NTT DATA Services Federal Government, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2016WHD$268,958
DirecTV LLCAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$12,576
DIRECTV, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2015WHD$14,147
Comcast Phone of Washington, LLCComcastutility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
CenturyLink Communications LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
CenturyLink Communications LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2020WA-UTC$6,000
Comcast Phone of Washington, LLCComcastutility safety violation2017WA-UTC$6,000
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QCLumen Technologiesutility service violation2016WA-UTC$2,854,750
CenturyTel of Inter Island, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2015WA-UTC$50,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2008WA-UTC$300,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2006WA-UTC$7,800,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002WA-UTC$3,200,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WA-UTC$1,000,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2022WA-UTC$226,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$923,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$1,315,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.