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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
DirecTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$9,400,000
DirecTVAT&Thazardous waste violation2017CA-AG$9,500,000
SprintT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2018FCC$10,000,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Tbenefit plan administrator violation2002private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
TracFone Wireless, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CA-PUC$10,000,000
AmeritechAT&Tutility service violation2000WI-PSC$10,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2020AZ-AG$10,900,000
AT&T ServicesAT&Twage and hour violation2008private lawsuit-federal$11,200,000
Verizon BusinessVerizon Communicationsaccounting fraud or deficiencies2007OK-AG$11,700,000
Purple CommunicationsZVRStelecommunications violation2015FCC$11,900,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $12,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$12,000,000
Cingular WirelessAT&Tconsumer protection violation2004CA-PUC$12,140,000
TrellisWare Technologies, Inc.ViaSat Inc.False Claims Act and related2018USAO$12,177,631
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2020FCC$12,240,000
AT&T OperationsAT&Twage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$12,500,000
Level 3 Communications, LLCLumen Technologieskickbacks and bribery2021USAO$12,772,843
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility service violation2017NY-PSC$13,000,000
DirecTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2010MULTI-AG$13,250,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$13,400,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$14,000,000
Straight Path Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2017FCC$15,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-state$15,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2020MULTI-AG$15,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022WI-AG$15,090,000
Sprint Communications Inc.T-Mobile USfraud2015USAO$15,500,000
Comcast CorporationComcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$15,500,000
Comcast CorporationComcastconsumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$15,500,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2015FCC$16,000,000
SBC Pension Benefit Plan-Nonbargained ProgramAT&Tbenefit plan administrator violation2008private lawsuit-federal$16,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $16,000,000
Comcast CorporationComcastconsumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$16,000,000
DirecTV LLCAT&Tprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$16,850,000
AT&T ServicesAT&Twage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$17,000,000
DirecTVAT&Tprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$17,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$17,500,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$17,500,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2017FCC$17,680,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$18,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $18,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$18,000,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$18,250,000
Time Warner Cable LLCCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020CA-MULTI$18,800,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$18,920,325
QwestLumen Technologiesaccounting fraud or deficiencies2007AK-AG$19,000,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$19,000,000
Universal PicturesComcastprivacy violation2019private lawsuit-federal$19,225,515
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2021FCC$19,500,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2011EEOC$20,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Ttelecommunications violation2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $20,000,000
Qwest/LCILumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CA-PUC$20,340,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2004AZ-CC$20,700,000
Purple Communications, IncZVRStelecommunications violation2010FCC$22,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010MULTI-AG$22,000,000
AT&T IllinoisAT&Tkickbacks and bribery2022USAO$23,000,000
TracFoneVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2023FCC$23,500,000
Hughes Electronics CorporationAT&Texport control violation2003DDTC$24,000,000
Motorola Inc.Motorola Solutionsaccounting fraud or deficiencies2007SEC$25,000,000
Lucent Technologies Inc.Nokiaaccounting fraud or deficiencies2004SEC$25,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$25,000,000
Verizon New Jersey Inc and Verizon Services Corp.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2004NLRB$25,000,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USbenefit plan administrator violation2006private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
AT&TAT&Tunderground storage tank violation2006CA-AG$25,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2018NY-AG$25,000,000
Charter Communications Inc.Charter Communicationsaccounting fraud or deficiencies2023SEC$25,000,000
Pacific BellAT&Tconsumer protection violation2001CA-PUC$25,550,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2005MN-PUC$25,900,000
Comcast Cable Communications LLCComcasthazardous waste violation2015CA-AG$25,950,000
Bell Atlantic-New YorkVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2000FCC$27,000,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Tconsumer protection violation2002CA-PUC$27,000,000
WorldCom, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2004DOJ_CIVIL$27,670,000
AT&T CorporationAT&Tbenefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$30,000,000
Total Call Mobile LLCKDDItelecommunications violation2016USAO$30,000,000
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2023private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Magyar Telekom PlcDeutsche TelekomForeign Corrupt Practices Act2011SEC$31,200,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesbenefit plan administrator violation2007private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
ComcastComcastprivacy violation2015CA-AG$33,000,000
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
Pacific Bell and Pacific TelesisAT&Twage and hour violation2001private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Lucent Technologies, Inc.Nokiabenefit plan administrator violation2010private lawsuit-federal$36,000,000
TracFoneVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015FTC$40,000,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2018FCC$40,000,000
GCI Communications Corp.Liberty BroadbandFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$40,242,546
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
GCI Communication Corp.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2023FCC$42,000,000
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$43,700,000
Alcatel-Lucent S.A.NokiaForeign Corrupt Practices Act2010SEC$45,000,000
Worldcom, Inc.Verizon Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$47,150,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2016FCC$48,000,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2020FCC$48,318,750
Verizon Communications, Inc.Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2006EEOC$48,900,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2015CFPB$50,000,000
Vivendi Universal, S.A.Comcastaccounting fraud or deficiencies2003SEC$50,000,000
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.Comcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Comcast CorporationComcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$51,070,322
AT&TAT&Tenvironmental violation2014CA-AG$51,800,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.