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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

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$800,000
Verizon New England, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2011MA-AG$800,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsemployment discrimination2020EEOC$800,000
Verizon Pennsylvania LLCVerizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2017private lawsuit-federal$813,571
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$819,000
Lumen Technologies, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023FCC$867,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$887,500
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.Comtech Telecommunicationseconomic sanction violation2020OFAC$894,111
Comcast Corp.Comcastprivacy violation2009FTC$900,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$900,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$923,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2005private lawsuit-state$950,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2022FCC$950,000
QwestLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$975,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$980,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$995,060
AirTouch CellularVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001CA-AG$999,000
AirTouch CellularVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001CA-LACA$999,000
Lucent Technologies Inc.NokiaForeign Corrupt Practices Act2007DOJ_CRIMINAL$1,000,000
Level 3Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2013FCC$1,000,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2013MD-AG$1,000,000
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.Comcastconsumer protection violation2006MA-AG$1,000,000
QwestLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CO-AG$1,000,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WA-UTC$1,000,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2009private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
DIRECTV, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021CO-AG$1,022,000
ALLTEL CorporationVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2003EPA$1,058,000
ALLTEL CORPORATIONVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2003EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,058,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$1,100,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,100,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2001CT-AG$1,100,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004FTC$1,125,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$1,150,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,175,000
Ericsson IncEricssonwage and hour violation2012WHD$1,184,535
AT&T Corp.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005TX-AG$1,190,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$1,200,000
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2005MI-AG$1,200,000
Windstream CommunicationsWindstreamtelecommunications violation2022FCC$1,200,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2012FCC$1,250,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,250,000
DISH Network LLCDISH Networkemployment discrimination2019EEOC$1,250,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MN-AG$1,288,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$1,300,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002WA-AG$1,300,000
Verizon New England Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2014MA-AG$1,300,000
Comcast/XfinityComcastconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$1,300,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$1,315,000
ALLTEL CorporationVerizon Communicationscivil contempt2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$1,325,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2007FCC$1,325,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2016FCC$1,350,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Ttelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,350,000
DirecTV, Inc. et al.AT&Twage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$1,350,000
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
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
AT&T MissouriAT&TFalse Claims Act and related2009DOJ_CIVIL$1,400,000
BellSouth CorporationAT&Ttelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,400,000
Alcatel-Lucent Inc.Nokiaemployment discrimination2013private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2023IL-DOL$1,419,120
Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, Inc.Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2003private lawsuit-state$1,479,320
Lucent Technologies Inc.NokiaForeign Corrupt Practices Act2007SEC$1,500,000
Pacific BellAT&Twage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-AG$1,500,000
AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021DC-AG$1,500,000
US West CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility service violation2000AZ-CC$1,500,000
General Communication Inc.Liberty BroadbandFalse Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$1,556,075
AT&T, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
Cricket Wireless, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
Verizon Connect Inc.Verizon Communicationswage and hour violation2024private lawsuit-federal$1,625,000
Cingular WirelessAT&Tconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
Sprint PCST-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2014MD-AG$1,700,000
DISH Network LLCDISH Networkemployment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$1,750,000
Ericsson de Panama S. A.Ericssonexport control violation2012BIS$1,753,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Tconsumer protection violation2011FL-AG$1,760,000
AT&TAT&Tenvironmental violation2000EPA$1,800,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$1,800,000
Universal City StudiosComcastwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,800,000
MetroPCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-state$1,850,000
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013FTC$1,900,000
Ribbon Communications Inc. (fka Sonus Networks)Ribbon Communicationsinvestor protection violation2018SEC$1,900,000
Dish NetworkDISH Networkwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,918,036
AT&T Inc.AT&Tcivil contempt2009DOJ_CIVIL$2,000,000
AT&T WirelessAT&Ttelecommunications violation2002FCC$2,000,000
DISH Network L.L.C.DISH Networkconsumer protection violation2015CO-AG$2,000,000
T-Mobile USA IncT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2021private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Cricket Communications Inc.AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2014USAO$2,174,432
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013NY-AG$2,200,000
ComcastComcasttelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,300,000
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
DIRECTVAT&Tprivacy violation2009FTC$2,310,000
Blockbuster Inc.DISH Networkemployment discrimination2011EEOC$2,328,668
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,400,000
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004FL-AG$2,400,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
Windstream CorporationWindstreamtelecommunications violation2014FCC$2,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.