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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 Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
United States Cellular Corp.Telephone & Data Systems Inc.consumer protection violation2002IA-AG$400,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2014MD-AG$1,700,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2008NY-AG$375,000
Verizon Long Distance LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2010WI-AG$190,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009NJ-AG$795,000
Verizon Select Services Inc. and Snyder CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001FL-AG$3,100,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-AG$1,500,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$1,150,000
Vonage Holdings Corp.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2008CT-AG$70,000
Vonage Holdings Corp.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2006NJ-AG$45,945
VONAGEEricssonconsumer protection violation2009MULTI-AG$3,000,000
Vonage Holdings CorporationEricssonconsumer protection violation2006MULTI-AG$500,000
AT&T Mobility, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2019FTC$60,000,000
Blockbuster Inc.DISH Networkconsumer protection violation2009CA-MULTI$300,000
AirTouch CellularVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001CA-LACA$999,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2006NY-NYCDCWP$295,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2005NY-NYCDCWP$135,000
Sprint Communications, Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2018WI-DATC$280,000
DIRECTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2017WI-DATC$292,500
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2020AZ-AG$10,900,000
Time Warner Cable LLCCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020CA-MULTI$18,800,000
Comcast/XfinityComcastconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$1,300,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2020MULTI-AG$15,000,000
Verizon Wireless Services, LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CT-BKG$10,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$750,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$995,060
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$900,000
AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021DC-AG$1,500,000
DIRECTV, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021CO-AG$1,022,000
Cricket Wireless, LLC and AT&T, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2021MD-AG$3,274,973
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2021NY-NYCDCWP$406,000
Assurance Wireless USA, (F/K/A Virgin Mobile USA, wholly owned by Sprint) (U-4327-C)T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2021CA-PUC$41,686,931
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
MCIVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006CA-PUC$3,300,000
Cingular WirelessAT&Tconsumer protection violation2004CA-PUC$12,140,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2004CA-PUC$4,836,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Tconsumer protection violation2002CA-PUC$27,000,000
Qwest/LCILumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CA-PUC$20,340,000
Pacific BellAT&Tconsumer protection violation2001CA-PUC$25,550,000
Verizon Florida LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-PSC$125,000
IDT America, IncorporatedIDT Corp.consumer protection violation2005GA-PSC$33,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2002LA-PSC$175,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2001MI-PSC$15,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2016ND-PSC$2,660,000
SPECTRUM NEW YORK METRO, LLC F/K/A TIME WARNER CABLE NEW YORK CITY LLCCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020NJ-BPU$156,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2021PA-PUC$32,050
Verizon PAVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013PA-PUC$20,050
Verizon North Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009PA-PUC$5,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2005PA-PUC$50,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002PA-PUC$199,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2000PA-PUC$16,000
Sprint Spectrum, L.P.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2008TN-PUC$80,000
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2006TN-PUC$45,000
AT&T Communications of Texas, L.P.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005TX-PUC$195,000
MCI WorldCom, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2003UT-PSC$30,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2001VT-PUC$14,910
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2008WA-UTC$300,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002WA-UTC$3,200,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WA-UTC$1,000,000
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
ComcastComcastconsumer protection violation2022CO-AG$75,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022FTC$69,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$60,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022WI-AG$15,090,000
VonageEricssonconsumer protection violation2022FTC$100,000,000
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$43,700,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$4,750,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$5,500,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$14,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$12,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$18,000,000
DirecTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$9,400,000
Comcast CorporationComcastconsumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$15,500,000
Comcast CorporationComcastconsumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$16,000,000
Vonage America Inc.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2011private lawsuit-federal$4,750,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$19,000,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$17,500,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2009private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$64,200,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
WorldCom Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001private lawsuit-federal$88,000,000
AT&T, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
Cricket Wireless, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
Perot Systems CorporationNippon Telegraph & Telephoneeconomic sanction violation2005OFAC$21,776
Ericsson, Inc. and Ericsson ABEricssoneconomic sanction violation2018OFAC$145,893
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.Comtech Telecommunicationseconomic sanction violation2020OFAC$894,111
Comcast CorporationComcastemployment discrimination2015OFCCP$186,999
AT&T Services, Inc.AT&Temployment discrimination2010EEOC$60,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2011EEOC$20,000,000
Blockbuster Inc.DISH Networkemployment discrimination2011EEOC$2,328,668
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLCAT&Temployment discrimination2012EEOC$120,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2013EEOC$250,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2016EEOC$250,000
Comcast of Puget SoundComcastemployment discrimination2015OFCCP$53,633
Telcordia TechnologiesEricssonemployment discrimination2013OFCCP$20,500
Verizon Pennsylvania Inc.Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2009EEOC$37,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.