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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

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2024NJ-AG$172,500
Verizon Connect Inc.Verizon Communicationswage and hour violation2024private lawsuit-federal$1,625,000
DirecTVAT&Tprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$17,000,000
LM EricssonEricssonForeign Corrupt Practices Act2023DOJ_CRIMINAL$206,000,000
GCI Communications Corp.Liberty BroadbandFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$40,242,546
DirecTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$9,400,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
Verizon PA LLCVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$15,000
ComcastComcastutility service violation2023PA-PUC$12,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$12,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$7,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$7,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$7,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$7,500
GCI Communication Corp.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2023FCC$42,000,000
Time Warner Cable Information Services (Massachusetts) LLCCharter Communicationstelecommunications violation2023FCC$6,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$350,000,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2023OFCCP$19,741
DOCOMO Pacific, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2023FCC$50,000
Verizon Business Network Services LLCVerizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$4,091,317
AT&T, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
Cricket Wireless, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$15,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$25,000
VERIZON PA LLCVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$923,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$1,315,000
DirecTV LLCAT&Tprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$16,850,000
AT&T Transoceanic Comm. LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2023EPA$40,000
Charter Communications Inc.Charter Communicationsaccounting fraud or deficiencies2023SEC$25,000,000
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2023private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Tenvironmental violation2023TX-ENV$9,261
VERIZON NEW JERSEY INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2023NJ-ENV$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$20,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$17,000
Comcast CablevisionComcastutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$10,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$10,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$7,500
Comcast CablevisionComcastutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
AT&TAT&Tutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
TracFoneVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2023FCC$23,500,000
Lumen Technologies, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023FCC$867,000
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2023NLRB$14,962
NBCUniversal MediaComcastlabor relations violation2023NLRB$454,929
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2023IL-DOL$1,419,120
CENTURYTEL OF WASHINGTON INCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$7,000
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LTDComcastworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$5,046
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$15,625
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS INC.Consolidated Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$60,269
COMCAST CORPComcastworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$5,400
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$18,635
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIESLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$16,000
COMCAST OF ILLINOIS VI, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$6,563
AT&T Transoceanic Communications LLC et al.AT&Tenvironmental violation2023EPA$40,000
Lumen TechnologiesLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2022FCC$75,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CA-MULTI(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $69,000,000
DISH Network California Service Corp.DISH Networkenvironmental violation2022CA-MULTI$5,500,000
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. et al.Frontier Communicationsutility service violation2022CA-PUC$2,504,000
ComcastComcastconsumer protection violation2022CO-AG$75,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2022PA-PUC$10,000
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2022PA-PUC$8,000
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2022PA-PUC$5,000
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2022PA-PUC$8,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2022PA-PUC$6,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2022PA-PUC$5,500
Verizon PAVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2022PA-PUC$5,000
ComcastComcastutility safety violation2022VT-PUC$5,000
PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.ZVRSbenefit plan administrator violation2022EBSA$10,001
Windstream CommunicationsWindstreamtelecommunications violation2022FCC$1,200,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022FTC$69,000,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$13,400,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$60,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2022FCC$100,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022WI-AG$15,090,000
VonageEricssonconsumer protection violation2022FTC$100,000,000
AT&T IllinoisAT&Tkickbacks and bribery2022USAO$23,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USutility service violation2022CA-PUC$3,585,000
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$43,700,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2022PA-PUC$5,000
Verizon PAVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2022PA-PUC$5,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2022WA-UTC$226,000
AT&TAT&Tinvestor protection violation2022SEC$6,250,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.