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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
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$5,000
Verizon PAVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013PA-PUC$20,050
Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Tutility service violation2013TX-PUC$227,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$5,500,000
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
QWEST CORP DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$15,120
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INCVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$5,100
VERIZON NEW YORK INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$7,000
COMCAST OF ILLINOIS VI, INC.Comcastworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$5,040
New Cingular - AWSAT&Tenvironmental violation2013EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,375,000
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.T-Mobile USenvironmental violation2013EPA$16,913
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2014FTC$90,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2014FTC$80,000,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$90,000,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2014FCC$105,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$7,400,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$819,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$1,100,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$7,500,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$50,000
Windstream CorporationWindstreamtelecommunications violation2014FCC$2,500,000
ComcastComcastFamily and Medical Leave Act2014WHD$13,666
Dish Network, LLC (Echostar)DISH Networkwage and hour violation2014WHD$43,310
WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Windstreamlabor relations violation2014NLRB$21,062
Cricket Communications Inc.AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2014USAO$2,174,432
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$3,750,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Twage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$5,000,000
MetroPCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$550,000
Pacific Bell TelephoneAT&Twage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-state$6,000,000
AT&TAT&Tenvironmental violation2014CA-AG$51,800,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Ttelecommunications 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. $20,000,000
DISH NetworkDISH Networkconsumer protection violation2014WA-AG$5,569,500
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
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2014MD-AG$1,700,000
Verizon New England Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2014MA-AG$1,300,000
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLCAT&Tair pollution violation2014CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2014ME-PUC$5,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2014ME-PUC$5,000
Comcast of California/Colorado/Washington I, Inc.Comcastwage and hour violation2014CA-LCO$7,754
CABLEVISIONAltice USA Inc.workplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$7,000
CENTURY MARKETING SOLUTIONSLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$16,449
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$6,000
VERIZON NEW YORK INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$5,000
TIME WARNER CABLE NORTHEAST LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$5,695
Charter Communications Inc.Charter Communicationsair pollution violation2014EPA$57,313
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2015FTC$2,950,000
TracFoneVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015FTC$40,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2015CFPB$50,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CFPB$70,000,000
Comcast CorporationComcastemployment discrimination2015OFCCP$186,999
Comcast of Puget SoundComcastemployment discrimination2015OFCCP$53,633
DirecTVAT&Twage and hour violation2015WHD$395,000
Purple CommunicationsZVRStelecommunications violation2015FCC$11,900,000
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$600,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,175,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$17,500,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$100,000,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$68,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$90,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$6,900,000
Southern New England TelephoneFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$4,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$25,000,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2015FCC$16,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$3,400,000
GCI CommunicationLiberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$20,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$640,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$5,000,000
Ovations Food Services, LPComcastwage and hour violation2015WHD$10,370
Purple Communications, Inc.ZVRSlabor relations violation2015NLRB$18,703
COMCAST MO OF DELAWARE, LLCComcastlabor relations violation2015NLRB$152,628
Sprint Communications Inc.T-Mobile USfraud2015USAO$15,500,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$190,000
MetroPCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-state$1,850,000
NBCUniversal Inc.Comcastwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$6,400,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$453,900
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-state$15,000,000
Cablevision Lightpath CT LLCAltice USA Inc.tax violations2015CT-AG$6,000
ComcastComcastprivacy violation2015CA-AG$33,000,000
Comcast Cable Communications LLCComcasthazardous waste violation2015CA-AG$25,950,000
DISH Network L.L.C.DISH Networkconsumer protection violation2015CO-AG$2,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015WV-AG$160,000,000
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
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCCharter Communicationstax violations2015CT-AG$6,900
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications 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. $16,000,000
DIRECTV, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2015WHD$14,147
Verizon Wireless Services, LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CT-BKG$10,000
NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPNokiawater pollution violation2015NJ-ENV$12,500
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INCVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2015NJ-ENV$5,200
ComcastComcastconsumer protection violation2015CA-PUC(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $33,400,000
TracFone Wireless, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CA-PUC$10,000,000
TIME WARNER CABLE BUSINESS LLCCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2015KS-CC$7,500
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO.AT&Tutility safety violation2015KS-CC$7,500
AT&TAT&Tutility administrative violation2015KS-CC$15,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2015ME-PUC$6,500
CenturyTel of Inter Island, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2015WA-UTC$50,000
Comcast CorporationComcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$64,200,000
Charter Communications LlcCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2015MI-LEO$8,693
CSC INVESTMENTS LLCAltice USA Inc.workplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,200
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONSCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$5,000
COMCAST OF NEW JERSEY II, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.