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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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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2011OR-PUC$10,000
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2011OR-PUC$5,000
Vonage America Inc.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2011private lawsuit-federal$4,750,000
A T & TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$9,063
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$78,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$34,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$15,505
WINDSTREAM INC.Windstreamworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$9,000
WINDSTREAM, INC.Windstreamworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$6,000
UNION TELEPHONE COMPANY, INCTelephone & Data Systems Inc.workplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$13,500
PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Windstreamworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$14,100
A T & T MOBILITY SERVICES, LLCAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$35,100
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE, INC. DBA AT&T ILLINOISAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$10,000
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,000
LEVEL 3, INC.Lumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$5,880
VERIZON NY INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $147,000
COMMSCOPECommScopeworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$21,622
DIRECT TVAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$5,600
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS WATER PARKS FLORIDA LLCComcastenvironmental violation2011EPA$11,500
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsmotor vehicle safety violation2012FMCSA$5,720
Ericsson de Panama S. A.Ericssonexport control violation2012BIS$1,753,000
Lucent Technologies World Services Inc.NokiaFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$4,200,000
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLCAT&Temployment discrimination2012EEOC$120,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2012FCC$150,000
TDS Telecommunications CorporationTelephone & Data Systems Inc.telecommunications violation2012FCC$350,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2012FCC$700,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2012FCC$1,250,000
ComcastComcasttelecommunications violation2012FCC$800,000
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
Ovations Food Services, L.P.Comcastlabor relations violation2012NLRB$32,053
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationslabor relations violation2012NLRB$6,000
Embarq CorporationLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2012NLRB$47,357
AT & TAT&Tlabor relations violation2012NLRB$60,000
Cricket WirelessAT&Twage and hour violation2012CA-LCO$8,047
Metro PCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2012CA-LCO$13,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$887,500
AT&T OperationsAT&Twage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$12,500,000
Level 3 CommunicationsLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$178,706
Southwestern BellAT&Temployment discrimination2012private lawsuit-state$5,120,000
Level 3 Communications, Inc.Lumen Technologiesbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$3,200,000
Deutsche Telekom North America Inc.Deutsche Telekomtax violations2012CT-AG$8,355
Verizon Service Corp. and Verizon New EnglandVerizon Communicationstax violations2012MA-AG$317,909
Comcast of Virginia, Inc.Comcastenvironmental violation2012VA-ENV$10,792
Deutsche Telekom AGDeutsche Telekomworkplace whistleblower retaliation2012OSHA$345,972
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tutility safety violation2012CA-PUC$2,300,000
Cellco Partnership LLP d/b/a Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2012CA-PUC$2,300,000
Sprint Telephony PCS, L.P.T-Mobile USutility safety violation2012CA-PUC$2,300,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2012CA-SCAQMD$94,750
Verizon California Inc.Verizon Communicationsair pollution violation2012CA-SCAQMD$278,437
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$6,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$5,500
FairpointConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$8,000
FairpointConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$10,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$12,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$7,500
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$5,000
QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2012OR-PUC$5,000
QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2012OR-PUC$5,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$19,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
Comcast CableComcastwage and hour violation2012MI-LEO$72,212
Avaya IncAvaya Holdingswage and hour violation2012MI-LEO$72,783
NBC UNIVERSALComcastworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$20,875
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE, INC.AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$15,000
CENTURY LINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$12,500
DISH NETWORKDISH Networkworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$9,000
COMCAST OF GEORGIA VIRGINIA, INC.Comcastworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$5,610
NBC UNIVERSALComcastworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$7,000
Cingular Wireless, LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $125,728
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
Verizon New York Inc.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$147,000
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013FTC$1,900,000
AT&TAT&TFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$3,500,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2013EEOC$250,000
Telcordia TechnologiesEricssonemployment discrimination2013OFCCP$20,500
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$600,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2013FCC$4,573,376
NTT DOCOMO USA INC.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$100,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$18,250,000
Docomo PacificNippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$65,000
Level 3Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2013FCC$1,000,000
Cellco PartnershipVerizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2013WHD$37,500
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2013WHD$14,103
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$7,721,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$3,287,500
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$18,920,325
Pacific BellAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$3,100,000
BellSouth TelecommunicationsAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$8,129,675
Alcatel-Lucent Inc.Nokiaemployment discrimination2013private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2013MD-AG$1,000,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013NY-AG$2,200,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2013WA-AG$26,046
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2013CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2013CA-SCAQMD$9,000
FairpointConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$6,500
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$5,000
FairpointConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$6,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$5,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.