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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 Companies	Total Penalty $	Number of Records
ZTE	$2,592,360,064	4
Verizon Communications	$2,577,802,258	262
T-Mobile US	$1,728,257,835	96
Ericsson	$1,376,507,028	15
AT&T	$1,221,307,295	319
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC	$850,000,000	2
Telia Company AB	$731,603,972	2
DISH Network	$592,984,018	34
Lumen Technologies	$491,640,292	109
Frontier Communications	$420,241,072	32

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Company	Current Parent	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
DirecTV	AT&T	air pollution violation	2005	CA-SCAQMD	$10,000
IDT America, Incorporated	IDT Corp.	consumer protection violation	2005	GA-PSC	$33,000
Qwest Communications	Lumen Technologies	utility administrative violation	2005	MN-PUC	$25,900,000
Qwest Communications	Lumen Technologies	utility administrative violation	2005	NM-PRC	$3,500,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2005	PA-PUC	$50,000
AT&T Communications of Texas, L.P.	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2005	TX-PUC	$195,000
SBC	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2005	OSHA	$7,500
ANDREW SYSTEMS, INC.	CommScope	workplace safety or health violation	2005	OSHA	$18,500
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2004	FTC	$365,000
Sprint Corporation	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2004	FTC	$1,125,000
WorldCom, Inc.	Verizon Communications	False Claims Act and related	2004	DOJ_CIVIL	$27,670,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.	Lumen Technologies	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2004	SEC	$250,000,000
Lucent Technologies Inc.	Nokia	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2004	SEC	$25,000,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2004	FCC	$300,000
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2004	FCC	$490,000
DIRECTV Inc.	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2004	FCC	$87,500
Qwest Corporation	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2004	FCC	$9,000,000
Comcast Corporation	Comcast	Family and Medical Leave Act	2004	WHD	$5,000
Charter Communications, Inc.	Charter Communications	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$8,422
CABLEVISION Systems Corp	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$81,528
Cablevision Systems Corp	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$12,663
Cablevision Systems Corporation	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$62,889
Cablevision Systems Corporation	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$7,586
Cablevision Systems Corporation	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$9,488
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$12,311
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$121,629
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$58,283
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$27,419
SBC Communications, Inc.	AT&T	Family and Medical Leave Act	2004	WHD	$15,000
SBC Communications	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$98,547
Southwestern Bell Communications	AT&T	Family and Medical Leave Act	2004	WHD	$20,000
180 Connect, Inc.	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$47,588
Cingular Wireless, LLC.	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$462,448
Cingular Wireless, LLC.	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$10,639
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.	AT&T	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$25,000
Comcast Montgomery Cable	Comcast	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$22,773
Sprint United Management	T-Mobile US	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$12,000
Verizon New Jersey Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$7,256
Avaya Communications	Avaya Holdings	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$75,000
Verizon New Jersey Inc and Verizon Services Corp.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$25,000,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$170,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$8,000
AT&T Broadband & Internet Services	AT&T	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$5,000
Comcast Cable Communications Inc.	Comcast	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$5,000
BELLSOUTH	AT&T	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$18,000
Verizon Communications	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$100,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$200,000
AT&T	AT&T	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$37,000
Verizon Select Services, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$20,000
AT&T Corporation	AT&T	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$101,864
Cingular Wireless	AT&T	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$8,000
Verizon, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$8,938
Sprint Florida, Inc. / South Area	Lumen Technologies	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$63,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$7,800
AT&T Communications	AT&T	labor relations violation	2004	NLRB	$5,000
Lucent Technologies	Nokia	benefit plan administrator violation	2004	private lawsuit-federal	$69,000,000
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2004	NC-AG	$500,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2004	NY-AG	$400,000
Cingular Wireless	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2004	MULTI-AG	$1,666,666
Sprint Communications	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2004	FL-AG	$2,400,000
Sprint PCS	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2004	MULTI-AG	$1,666,666
Verizon Wireless	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2004	MULTI-AG	$1,666,666
Comcast Corp.	Comcast	employment discrimination	2004	EEOC	$700,000
U.S. West Communications Inc.	Lumen Technologies	utility service violation	2004	AZ-CC	$9,000,000
Qwest Communications	Lumen Technologies	utility administrative violation	2004	AZ-CC	$20,700,000
Cingular Wireless	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2004	CA-PUC	$12,140,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2004	CA-PUC	$4,836,000
SBC	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$8,700
AT AND T WIRELESS	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$6,205
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$5,000
ANDREW CORPORATION	CommScope	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$13,000
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$5,950
SBC	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$5,000
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.	Comcast	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$5,000
Sprint Corporation	T-Mobile US	False Claims Act and related	2003	DOJ_CIVIL	$5,565,250
ALLTEL Corporation	Verizon Communications	environmental violation	2003	EPA	$1,058,000
Vivendi Universal, S.A.	Comcast	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2003	SEC	$50,000,000
WorldCom Inc.	Verizon Communications	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2003	SEC	$500,000,000
Hughes Electronics Corporation	AT&T	export control violation	2003	DDTC	$24,000,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2003	WHD	$4,779,985
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$780,000
SBC Communications	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$1,350,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$283,800
BellSouth Corporation	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$1,400,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.	T-Mobile US	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$1,100,000
Western Wireless	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$200,000
Qwest Communications International	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$6,500,000
Verizon Telephone Companies	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$5,700,000
Cello Partnership	Verizon Communications	wage and hour violation	2003	WHD	$20,687
Sprint PCS	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2003	WHD	$5,028
Verizon Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications	wage and hour violation	2003	WHD	$137,870
Bell South Telecommunications	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$39,700
AT&T Corp.	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$90,900
Sprint	T-Mobile US	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$37,500
SBC, Inc.	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$23,646
Comcast of Washington, IV, Inc.	Comcast	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$64,000
Frontier Communications a Subsidiary of Citizens Communications Corp.	Frontier Communications	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$50,000
Comcast of Montana I, Inc. (TCI Cablevision of Montana, Inc.; AT & T Cablevision of Montana, Inc.; AT & T Broadband)	Comcast	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$39,105
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES	Nokia	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$17,500
Time Warner Cable Company	Charter Communications	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$35,000
Sprint-Florida, Inc. North Area	Lumen Technologies	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$229,000