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Industry: telecommunications
Penalty Total since 2000: $14,621,433,891
Number of Records: 1,255
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$491,640,292109
Frontier Communications$420,241,07232

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Company sort iconCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2015ME-PUC$6,500
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$5,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$6,500
TIME WARNER CABLECharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$6,000
TIME WARNER CABLECharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$5,000
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANYFrontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$17,000
The DirecTV Group and Hughes Network Systems Corporation, Inc.AT&Texport control violation2005DDTC$5,000,000
Telia Company ABTelia Company ABForeign Corrupt Practices Act2017DOJ_CRIMINAL$274,603,972
Telia Company ABTelia Company ABForeign Corrupt Practices Act2017SEC$457,000,000
Telephone Operating Company of Vermont, Inc., d/b/a Consolidated Communications, Inc.Consolidated Communicationsutility service violation2019VT-PUC$120,000
TELEPHONE OPERATING COMPANY OF VERMONT LLCConsolidated Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$6,000
Telcordia TechnologiesEricssonemployment discrimination2013OFCCP$20,500
TDS Telecommunications CorporationTelephone & Data Systems Inc.telecommunications violation2012FCC$350,000
T-MOBILE WAYNE SWITCH SITET-Mobile USwater pollution violation2016NJ-ENV$7,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2003WHD$4,779,985
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2006NLRB$21,084
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$980,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USemployment discrimination2005EEOC$100,000
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2017NLRB$60,000
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2017NLRB$60,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2020private lawsuit-federal$8,000,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019IL-DOL$9,011
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2021NY-NYCDCWP$406,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2021FCC$19,500,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USutility service violation2022CA-PUC$3,585,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$90,000,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$819,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,100,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2018FCC$40,000,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2005NY-NYCDCWP$135,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2020FCC$91,630,000
T-Mobile USA Inc, dba T-MobileT-Mobile USinsurance violation2018WA-INS$20,000
T-Mobile USA IncT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2021private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2014FTC$90,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2016FCC$48,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$17,500,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $18,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$600,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2013WA-AG$26,046
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2020MULTI-AG$15,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2020FCC$200,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$350,000,000
T Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2016NLRB$30,000
Straight Path Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2017FCC$15,000,000
Sprint/United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2007WHD$482,289
Sprint/United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$3,250,000
Sprint/United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$4,000,000
Sprint/United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2009CA-LCO$8,367
Sprint-Florida, Inc. North AreaLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2003NLRB$229,000
Sprint United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019WHD$11,056
Sprint United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019WHD$35,054
Sprint United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2021private lawsuit-federal$2,750,000
SPRINT UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANYT-Mobile USwater pollution violation2001EPA$250,975
Sprint United ManagementT-Mobile USlabor relations violation2004NLRB$12,000
Sprint United ManagementT-Mobile USemployment discrimination2002private lawsuit-federal$352,756
Sprint Telephony PCS, L.P.T-Mobile USutility safety violation2012CA-PUC$2,300,000
Sprint Spectrum, L.P.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2008TN-PUC$80,000
Sprint PCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2003WHD$5,028
Sprint PCST-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$19,000,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$17,500,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2009private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2007FCC$1,325,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$3,370,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2006NY-NYCDCWP$295,000
Sprint Florida, Inc. / South AreaLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2004NLRB$63,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004FTC$1,125,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USFalse Claims Act and related2003DOJ_CIVIL$5,565,250
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USbenefit plan administrator violation2006private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$558,650
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2020FCC$12,240,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,175,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$68,000,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$7,500,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $12,000,000
Sprint Communications, Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2018WI-DATC$280,000
Sprint Communications Inc.T-Mobile USfraud2015USAO$15,500,000
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004FL-AG$2,400,000
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2005MI-AG$1,200,000
Sprint Central Telephone Co. of Virginia, Inc.Lumen Technologieslabor relations violation2005NLRB$32,774
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2015FTC$2,950,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2015CFPB$50,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USlabor relations violation2003NLRB$37,500
SprintT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2018FCC$10,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2011CA-LCO$10,500
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$1,200,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$1,800,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$2,712,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-federal$8,771,000
SprintT-Mobile USemployment discrimination2006private lawsuit-federal$5,500,000
SprintT-Mobile USemployment discrimination2007private lawsuit-federal$57,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010MULTI-AG$22,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$800,000
SprintT-Mobile UStax violations2018NY-AG$330,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2008NY-AG$375,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2003MO-AG$50,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2001VT-PUC$14,910
SPECTRUM NEW YORK METRO, LLC F/K/A TIME WARNER CABLE NEW YORK CITY LLCCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020NJ-BPU$156,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.