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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 Companies	Total Penalty $	Number of Records
ZTE	$2,592,360,064	4
Verizon Communications	$2,577,802,258	262
T-Mobile US	$1,728,257,835	96
Ericsson	$1,376,507,028	15
AT&T	$1,221,307,295	319
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC	$850,000,000	2
Telia Company AB	$731,603,972	2
DISH Network	$592,984,018	34
Lumen Technologies	$491,640,292	109
Frontier Communications	$420,241,072	32

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Company	Current Parent	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
Sprint-Florida, Inc. North Area	Lumen Technologies	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$229,000
Bell Soutn Communications	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$77,472
Verizon	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$92,000
Dish Network Service Corp.	DISH Network	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$27,505
Verizon	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$75,000
AT&T Broadband d/b/a TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc.	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$25,500
AT&T Broadband d/b/a TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc.	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$22,400
Verizon	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$30,000
Qwest Communications	Lumen Technologies	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$62,500
Bellsouth - Directory Assistance Office	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$10,000
A T & T	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$100,000
AT&T Broadband Morris IL	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$7,908
Bell Atlantic of Maryland, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$150,000
AT & T Broadband	AT&T	labor relations violation	2003	NLRB	$5,500
South Central Bell	AT&T	employment discrimination	2003	private lawsuit-federal	$6,000,000
Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, Inc.	Verizon Communications	employment discrimination	2003	private lawsuit-state	$1,479,320
EchoStar Communications Corporation	DISH Network	consumer protection violation	2003	MULTI-AG	$5,000,000
MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2003	OR-AG	$60,000
Nextel	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2003	MO-AG	$50,000
Qwest	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2003	AZ-AG	$3,750,000
Sprint	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2003	MO-AG	$50,000
AT&T	AT&T	employment discrimination	2003	EEOC	$75,000
MCI WorldCom, Inc.	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2003	UT-PSC	$30,000
SBC AMERITECH	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2003	OSHA	$5,375
SBC	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2003	OSHA	$6,250
VERIZON	Verizon Communications	workplace safety or health violation	2003	OSHA	$18,315
VERIZON PA INC.	Verizon Communications	workplace safety or health violation	2003	OSHA	$14,000
ALLTEL CORPORATION	Verizon Communications	air pollution violation	2003	EPA	(*)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
NEXTEL CORPORATION	T-Mobile US	environmental violation	2003	EPA	$35,004
BellSouth Corporation	AT&T	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	2002	SEC	$150,000
AT&T Wireless	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2002	FCC	$117,000
AT&T Wireless	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2002	FCC	$2,000,000
SBC Communications	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2002	FCC	$6,000,000
SBC Communications	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2002	FCC	$3,600,000
Lucent Technologies	Nokia	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$13,784
Bellsouth Telecommunications	AT&T	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$42,000
Dish Network Service Corporation	DISH Network	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$14,000
AVAYA	Avaya Holdings	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$6,925
Charter Communications, Inc.	Charter Communications	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$14,500
Southwestern Bell Telephone	AT&T	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$5,560
TIME WARNER CABLE	Charter Communications	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$11,980
Lucent Technologies	Nokia	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$21,669
National Broadcasting Corporation, Inc.	Comcast	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$31,500
Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$20,000
A T & T COMMUNICATIONS	AT&T	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$9,000
Bell Atlantic	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2002	NLRB	$45,692
Blockbuster Video # 06258	DISH Network	wage and hour violation	2002	CA-LCO	$120,000
Blockbuster Video # 06258	DISH Network	wage and hour violation	2002	CA-LCO	$375,000
Sprint United Management	T-Mobile US	employment discrimination	2002	private lawsuit-federal	$352,756
SBC Communications	AT&T	benefit plan administrator violation	2002	private lawsuit-federal	$10,000,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2002	MULTI-AG	$500,000
MCI Worldcom	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2002	MULTI-AG	$500,000
MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc.	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2002	CA-AG	$8,500,000
MCI Worldcom Inc.	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2002	MO-AG	$250,000
Qwest	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2002	CO-AG	$1,000,000
Qwest Communications	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2002	WA-AG	$1,300,000
Qwest Corp.	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2002	ID-AG	$200,000
Qwest Corporation	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2002	OR-AG	$575,000
Southern New England Telephone and Woodbury Telephone	Frontier Communications	consumer protection violation	2002	CT-AG	$561,000
Sprint	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2002	MULTI-AG	$500,000
United States Cellular Corp.	Telephone & Data Systems Inc.	consumer protection violation	2002	IA-AG	$400,000
Comcast	Comcast	environmental violation	2002	DE-ENV	$5,361
AT&T CORPORATION	AT&T	hazardous waste violation	2002	NJ-ENV	$9,000
SBC Communications	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2002	CA-PUC	$27,000,000
Qwest/LCI	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2002	CA-PUC	$20,340,000
Pacific Bell	AT&T	air pollution violation	2002	CA-SCAQMD	$10,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2002	LA-PSC	$175,000
SBC Ameritech Ohio	AT&T	utility service violation	2002	OH-PUC	$8,200,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2002	PA-PUC	$199,000
Qwest Corporation	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2002	WA-UTC	$3,200,000
VERIZON DIRECTORY	Verizon Communications	workplace safety or health violation	2002	OSHA	$6,720
SBA NETWORK SERVICES, INC.	SBA Communications	workplace safety or health violation	2002	OSHA	$13,125
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	Charter Communications	workplace safety or health violation	2002	OSHA	$5,000
VERIZON	Verizon Communications	workplace safety or health violation	2002	OSHA	$25,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE	AT&T	workplace safety or health violation	2002	OSHA	$6,250
FRONTIER TELEPHONE CORP.	Frontier Communications	workplace safety or health violation	2002	OSHA	$8,800
VERIZON OF NEW JERSEY INC.	Verizon Communications	workplace safety or health violation	2002	OSHA	$5,300
COMCAST	Comcast	environmental violation	2002	EPA	$64,603
Motorola Corporation	Motorola Solutions	export control violation	2001	DDTC	$600,000
SBC Communications	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2001	FCC	$2,520,000
U S West Communications	Lumen Technologies	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$16,500
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company	AT&T	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$14,200
AT & T Broadband	AT&T	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$8,481
U S West Communications	Lumen Technologies	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$12,500
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company	AT&T	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$60,846
Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$256,000
Lucent Technologies, Inc. and Avaya, Inc.	Nokia	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$130,000,000
Alcatel Network Systems, Inc.	Nokia	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$6,000
Pacific Bell and Pacific Telesis	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2001	private lawsuit-federal	$35,000,000
AirTouch Cellular	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2001	CA-AG	$999,000
Qwest Communications International	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2001	PA-AG	$350,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc.	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2001	CT-AG	$1,100,000
Verizon Select Services Inc. and Snyder Communications	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2001	FL-AG	$3,100,000
AirTouch Cellular	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2001	CA-LACA	$999,000
Qwest International	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2001	NJ-DCA	$500,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC	Verizon Communications	environmental violation	2001	MA-ENV	$62,500
VERIZON	Verizon Communications	environmental violation	2001	MA-ENV	$157,500
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC	Lumen Technologies	water pollution violation	2001	OR-ENV	$18,000
Pacific Bell	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2001	CA-PUC	$25,550,000
BellSouth	AT&T	utility service violation	2001	GA-PSC	$7,000,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2001	MI-PSC	$15,000