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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 Parent sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$13,494
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Charter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$68,265
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONSCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$6,827
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$15,625
Charter Communications Inc.Charter Communicationsair pollution violation2014EPA$57,313
Charter Communications, LLCCharter Communicationsemployment discrimination2024EEOC$60,000
British Telecom Americas, Inc.BTFamily and Medical Leave Act2005WHD$28,000
Avaya IncorporatedAvaya Holdingswage and hour violation2008WHD$17,508
Avaya, Inc.Avaya Holdingswage and hour violation2005WHD$20,587
Avaya, Inc.Avaya Holdingslabor relations violation2006NLRB$169,500
Avaya, Inc.Avaya Holdingslabor relations violation2005NLRB$20,000
Avaya CommunicationsAvaya Holdingslabor relations violation2004NLRB$75,000
AVAYAAvaya Holdingslabor relations violation2002NLRB$6,925
Avaya Inc.Avaya Holdingsemployment discrimination2007private lawsuit-state$4,555,459
Avaya Communications, Inc.Avaya HoldingsFalse Claims Act and related2006USAO$255,000
Avaya IncAvaya Holdingswage and hour violation2012MI-LEO$72,783
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2014FTC$80,000,000
AT&TAT&TFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$3,500,000
DIRECTVAT&Tprivacy violation2009FTC$2,310,000
DIRECTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005FTC$5,335,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2004FTC$365,000
AT&T MissouriAT&TFalse Claims Act and related2009DOJ_CIVIL$1,400,000
AT&T Technical Services Corp.AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2009DOJ_CIVIL$8,266,414
AT&T Inc.AT&Tcivil contempt2009DOJ_CIVIL$2,000,000
AT&T Communications- East, Inc.AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2006DOJ_CIVIL$2,900,000
AT&TAT&Tenvironmental violation2000EPA$1,800,000
BellSouth CorporationAT&TForeign Corrupt Practices Act2002SEC$150,000
The DirecTV Group and Hughes Network Systems Corporation, Inc.AT&Texport control violation2005DDTC$5,000,000
Hughes Electronics CorporationAT&Texport control violation2003DDTC$24,000,000
AT&T Services, Inc.AT&Temployment discrimination2010EEOC$60,000
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLCAT&Temployment discrimination2012EEOC$120,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2013EEOC$250,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2016EEOC$250,000
DirecTVAT&Twage and hour violation2015WHD$395,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$75,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2007EEOC$756,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$1,300,000
AT&T Corp.AT&Temployment discrimination2000EEOC$50,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$450,000
AT&T ServicesAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$7,750,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$170,185
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$100,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$6,900,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$25,000,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$640,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2014FCC$105,000,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$600,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$18,250,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2012FCC$700,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2004FCC$490,000
DIRECTV Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2004FCC$87,500
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2003FCC$780,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Ttelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,350,000
BellSouth CorporationAT&Ttelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,400,000
AT&T WirelessAT&Ttelecommunications violation2002FCC$117,000
AT&T WirelessAT&Ttelecommunications violation2002FCC$2,000,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Ttelecommunications violation2002FCC$6,000,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Ttelecommunications violation2002FCC$3,600,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Ttelecommunications violation2001FCC$2,520,000
AT&TAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2011WHD$55,979
AT&T Services, IncAT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$22,556
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$28,911
Leap Wireless International Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$50,132
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$547,072
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$63,031
AT&T, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2008WHD$6,728
180 Connect IncAT&Twage and hour violation2007WHD$96,475
Cingular Wireless, LLCAT&Twage and hour violation2007WHD$4,711,767
Cingular Wireless, LLC.AT&Twage and hour violation2007WHD$396,782
SBC Communications, Inc.AT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$15,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$98,547
Southwestern Bell CommunicationsAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$20,000
180 Connect, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$47,588
Cingular Wireless, LLC.AT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$462,448
Cingular Wireless, LLC.AT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$10,639
AT & TAT&Tlabor relations violation2012NLRB$60,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2011NLRB$17,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tlabor relations violation2011NLRB$39,972
AT&T MobilityAT&Tlabor relations violation2011NLRB$10,000
DirecTV Home Services SacramentoAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$50,000
AT & T MobilityAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$5,173
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$35,000
DirecTV Customer Services, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$21,056
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$6,600
SBC Internet Services Inc. d/b/a AT&T Internet ServicesAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$38,187
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$10,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$11,695
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.AT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$117,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$15,000
AT&T (Southwestern Bell Telephone)AT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$80,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2008NLRB$6,720
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2008NLRB$5,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2008NLRB$5,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Tlabor relations violation2008NLRB$5,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2008NLRB$5,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2008NLRB$10,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2008NLRB$10,000
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2007NLRB$28,477
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.