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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 Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
British Telecom Americas, Inc.BTFamily and Medical Leave Act2005WHD$28,000
Comcast CorporationComcastFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$5,000
SBC Communications, Inc.AT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$15,000
Southwestern Bell CommunicationsAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$20,000
AT&T Mobility Services LLCAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2018WHD$20,290
DirecTV LLCAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$12,576
Verizon CommunicationVerizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2010CA-CRD$6,011,190
AT&TAT&TFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$3,500,000
Lucent Technologies World Services Inc.NokiaFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$4,200,000
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$93,525,410
General Communication Inc.Liberty BroadbandFalse Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$1,556,075
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 Communications- East, Inc.AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2006DOJ_CIVIL$2,900,000
WorldCom, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2004DOJ_CIVIL$27,670,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USFalse Claims Act and related2003DOJ_CIVIL$5,565,250
Cricket Communications Inc.AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2014USAO$2,174,432
TrellisWare Technologies, Inc.ViaSat Inc.False Claims Act and related2018USAO$12,177,631
Level 3 Communications, LLCLumen TechnologiesFalse Claims Act and related2016MA-AG$8,200,000
Verizon New England Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2014MA-AG$1,300,000
Verizon New England, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2011MA-AG$800,000
Avaya Communications, Inc.Avaya HoldingsFalse Claims Act and related2006USAO$255,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$13,400,000
GCI Communications Corp.Liberty BroadbandFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$40,242,546
Verizon Business Network Services LLCVerizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$4,091,317
Ericsson de Panama S. A.Ericssonexport control violation2012BIS$1,753,000
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
Motorola CorporationMotorola Solutionsexport control violation2001DDTC$600,000
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
Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.ZTEexport control violation2018BIS$1,400,000,000
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
ALLTEL CorporationVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2003EPA$1,058,000
AT&TAT&Tenvironmental violation2000EPA$1,800,000
AT&TAT&Tenvironmental violation2014CA-AG$51,800,000
Pacific Bell Telephone Co.AT&Tenvironmental violation2011CA-SCCDA$40,490
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS LLC DBA AT&T MOBILITYAT&Tenvironmental violation2011PA-ENV$5,250
ComcastComcastenvironmental violation2002DE-ENV$5,361
BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKSCharter Communicationsenvironmental violation2006FL-DEP$20,700
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$9,000
AT&T MOBILITYAT&Tenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$45,580
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2010MA-ENV$8,700
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2001MA-ENV$62,500
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2001MA-ENV$157,500
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2000MA-ENV$22,500
Verizon MD, Inc.Verizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2010MD-ENV$6,300
Commscope, Inc. of North CarolinaCommScopeenvironmental violation2017NC-ENV$18,918
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2010OR-ENV$26,608
COMCAST OF OREGON I, INCComcastenvironmental violation2008OR-ENV$7,200
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2008OR-ENV$8,184
ANDREW CORPORATIONCommScopeenvironmental violation2000TX-ENV$10,000
AT&T Services, Inc.AT&Tenvironmental violation2019VA-ENV$7,087
Zayo Group. LLCZayo Groupenvironmental violation2017VA-ENV$5,765
Verizon Virginia, LLCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2017VA-ENV$13,330
Comcast of Virginia, Inc.Comcastenvironmental violation2012VA-ENV$10,792
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Tenvironmental violation2023TX-ENV$9,261
VERIZON NEW JERSEY INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2023NJ-ENV$5,000
AT&T Transoceanic Communications LLC et al.AT&Tenvironmental violation2023EPA$40,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Nokiaenvironmental violation2000EPA$5,000
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS WATER PARKS FLORIDA LLCComcastenvironmental violation2011EPA$11,500
Motorola Inc.Motorola Solutionsenvironmental violation2008EPA$500,000
AT&T BROADBAND LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2001EPA$60,441
AT&T CORP.AT&Tenvironmental violation2001EPA$90,469
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Lumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2001EPA$86,847
COMCASTComcastenvironmental violation2002EPA$64,603
CELLCO PARTNERSHIPVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2001EPA$7,589
NEXTEL CORPORATIONT-Mobile USenvironmental violation2003EPA$35,004
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2006EPA$11,034
Cingular Wireless, LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $125,728
WINDSTREAM CORPORATIONWindstreamenvironmental violation2008EPA$11,333
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2009EPA$468,600
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
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCComcastenvironmental violation2016EPA$28,782
AT&T Corp.AT&Temployment screening violation2016private lawsuit-federal$405,510
DirecTV, LLCAT&Temployment screening violation2018private lawsuit-federal$125,000
DISH Network LLCDISH Networkemployment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$1,750,000
DirecTV, LLCAT&Temployment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$600,000
NTT Security US Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephoneemployment screening violation2019private lawsuit-federal$55,000
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
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$75,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2007EEOC$756,000
Verizon Communications, Inc.Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2006EEOC$48,900,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiesemployment discrimination2006EEOC$400,000
EchoStar Communications Corp.DISH Networkemployment discrimination2005EEOC$8,000,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$1,300,000
AT&T Corp.AT&Temployment discrimination2000EEOC$50,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.