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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

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
COMCAST OF NEW JERSEY II, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$15,500
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
AT&TAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$13,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$20,020
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
CENTURY LINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$5,000
VimpelCom LimitedVEONForeign Corrupt Practices Act2016DOJ_CRIMINAL$230,000,000
VimpelCom Ltd.VEONForeign Corrupt Practices Act2016SEC$167,500,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2016EEOC$250,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$30,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2016FCC$48,000,000
ComcastComcasttelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,300,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$450,000
AT&T ServicesAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$7,750,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$170,185
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,400,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$51,070,322
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2016FCC$1,350,000
T Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2016NLRB$30,000
Dish NetworkDISH Networkwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,918,036
AT&T MobilityAT&Twage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$8,000,000
Universal City StudiosComcastwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,800,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$3,500,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$450,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,250,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$3,370,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$700,000
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONComcastaviation safety violation2016FAA$37,380
Total Call Mobile LLCKDDItelecommunications violation2016USAO$30,000,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$370,000
ComcastComcastemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$7,210,000
AT&T Corp.AT&Temployment screening violation2016private lawsuit-federal$405,510
Level 3 Communications, LLCLumen TechnologiesFalse Claims Act and related2016MA-AG$8,200,000
NTT DATA Services Federal Government, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2016WHD$268,958
DirecTV LLCAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$12,576
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsprivacy violation2016private lawsuit-federal$4,000,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$9,000
AT&T MOBILITYAT&Tenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$45,580
T-MOBILE WAYNE SWITCH SITET-Mobile USwater pollution violation2016NJ-ENV$7,000
New Cingular Wireless Pcs and AT&T MobilAT&Tair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$97,500
DirecTVAT&Tair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$17,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2016ME-PUC$12,500
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2016ME-PUC$5,500
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2016ND-PSC$2,660,000
WindstreamWindstreamutility service violation2016TX-PUC$225,000
AT&T TexasAT&Tutility administrative violation2016TX-PUC$24,000
Consolidated Communications of Texas CompanyConsolidated Communicationsutility service violation2016TX-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2016TX-PUC$100,000
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QCLumen Technologiesutility service violation2016WA-UTC$2,854,750
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$179,000,000
Metro PcsT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2016MI-LEO$26,010
AT&T CORPORATIONAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$7,000
CENTURYLINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$9,000
TELEPHONE OPERATING COMPANY OF VERMONT LLCConsolidated Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$6,000
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORTComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$12,471
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Frontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$8,730
MCIVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$6,000
NBC UNIVERSALComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$18,560
BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$22,447
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T CORP.AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$7,000
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS NORTHWEST INCFrontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$20,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,000
NBCUNIVERSAL, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$20,000
GLOBAL SPECTRUM LPComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$9,450
OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,000
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LTD.Comcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$10,864
CENTURY LINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLCLumen Technologieswater pollution violation2016EPA$7,879
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCComcastenvironmental violation2016EPA$28,782
Purple Communications and CSDVRSZVRStelecommunications violation2017FCC$9,116,527
Straight Path Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2017FCC$15,000,000
Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.ZTEexport control violation2017BIS$661,000,000
ZTE CorporationZTEexport control violation2017DOJ_NATSEC$430,488,798
Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE)ZTEexport control violation2017OFAC$100,871,266
Purple Communications, Inc.ZVRSlabor relations violation2017NLRB$53,334
Dish NetworkDISH Networkconsumer protection violation2017FTC$280,000,000
Telia Company ABTelia Company ABForeign Corrupt Practices Act2017DOJ_CRIMINAL$274,603,972
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2017FCC$17,680,000
Telia Company ABTelia Company ABForeign Corrupt Practices Act2017SEC$457,000,000
NBC Universal Television GroupComcastwage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$4,266,000
Verizon Pennsylvania LLCVerizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2017private lawsuit-federal$813,571
DISH Network LLCDISH Networkemployment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$1,750,000
DirecTV, LLCAT&Temployment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$600,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsprivacy violation2017MO-AG$225,000
DirecTVAT&Thazardous waste violation2017CA-AG$9,500,000
DIRECTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2017WI-DATC$292,500
Metro PCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2017WHD$10,952
Metro PCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2017WHD$9,173
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2017NLRB$60,000
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2017NLRB$60,000
Comcast CorporationComcastlabor relations violation2017NLRB$127,454
Commscope, Inc. of North CarolinaCommScopeenvironmental violation2017NC-ENV$18,918
VERIZON WIRELESSVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2017NJ-ENV$7,800
Zayo Group. LLCZayo Groupenvironmental violation2017VA-ENV$5,765
Verizon Virginia, LLCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2017VA-ENV$13,330
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2017NY-NYCCHR$6,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2017ME-PUC$9,500
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2017ME-PUC$7,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2017ME-PUC$5,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2017ME-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.