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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

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
EchoStar Communications CorporationDISH Networkconsumer protection violation2003MULTI-AG$5,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2018NY-AG$25,000,000
Frontier Communications, Inc.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009NY-AG$85,000
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006NY-AG$80,000
IDT Corp.IDT Corp.consumer protection violation2009NJ-AG$5,000
MCI WorldcomVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
MCI Worldcom Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002MO-AG$250,000
NextelT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2003MO-AG$50,000
QwestLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2003AZ-AG$3,750,000
QwestLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CO-AG$1,000,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002WA-AG$1,300,000
Qwest Communications Corp. and LCI International Telecom Corp.Lumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000KS-AG$350,000
Qwest Communications CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WI-AG$250,000
Qwest Communications InternationalLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2001PA-AG$350,000
Qwest Corp.Lumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002ID-AG$200,000
Southern New England Telephone and Woodbury TelephoneFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002CT-AG$561,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010MULTI-AG$22,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$800,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2008NY-AG$375,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2003MO-AG$50,000
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004FL-AG$2,400,000
Sprint PCST-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013NY-AG$2,200,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2008NY-AG$375,000
Time Warner Cable, Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2005NY-AG$350,500
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$600,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2013WA-AG$26,046
United States Cellular Corp.Telephone & Data Systems Inc.consumer protection violation2002IA-AG$400,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2014MD-AG$1,700,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2008NY-AG$375,000
Verizon Long Distance LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2010WI-AG$190,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009NJ-AG$795,000
Verizon Select Services Inc. and Snyder CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001FL-AG$3,100,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-AG$1,500,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$1,150,000
Vonage Holdings Corp.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2008CT-AG$70,000
Vonage Holdings Corp.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2006NJ-AG$45,945
VONAGEEricssonconsumer protection violation2009MULTI-AG$3,000,000
Vonage Holdings CorporationEricssonconsumer protection violation2006MULTI-AG$500,000
AT&T Mobility, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2019FTC$60,000,000
Blockbuster Inc.DISH Networkconsumer protection violation2009CA-MULTI$300,000
AirTouch CellularVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001CA-LACA$999,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2006NY-NYCDCWP$295,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2005NY-NYCDCWP$135,000
Sprint Communications, Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2018WI-DATC$280,000
DIRECTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2017WI-DATC$292,500
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2020AZ-AG$10,900,000
Time Warner Cable LLCCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020CA-MULTI$18,800,000
Comcast/XfinityComcastconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$1,300,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2020MULTI-AG$15,000,000
Verizon Wireless Services, LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CT-BKG$10,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$750,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$995,060
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$900,000
AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021DC-AG$1,500,000
DIRECTV, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021CO-AG$1,022,000
Cricket Wireless, LLC and AT&T, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2021MD-AG$3,274,973
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2021NY-NYCDCWP$406,000
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
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
TracFone Wireless, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CA-PUC$10,000,000
MCIVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006CA-PUC$3,300,000
Cingular WirelessAT&Tconsumer protection violation2004CA-PUC$12,140,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2004CA-PUC$4,836,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Tconsumer protection violation2002CA-PUC$27,000,000
Qwest/LCILumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CA-PUC$20,340,000
Pacific BellAT&Tconsumer protection violation2001CA-PUC$25,550,000
Verizon Florida LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-PSC$125,000
IDT America, IncorporatedIDT Corp.consumer protection violation2005GA-PSC$33,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2002LA-PSC$175,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2001MI-PSC$15,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2016ND-PSC$2,660,000
SPECTRUM NEW YORK METRO, LLC F/K/A TIME WARNER CABLE NEW YORK CITY LLCCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020NJ-BPU$156,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2021PA-PUC$32,050
Verizon PAVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013PA-PUC$20,050
Verizon North Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009PA-PUC$5,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2005PA-PUC$50,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002PA-PUC$199,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2000PA-PUC$16,000
Sprint Spectrum, L.P.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2008TN-PUC$80,000
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2006TN-PUC$45,000
AT&T Communications of Texas, L.P.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005TX-PUC$195,000
MCI WorldCom, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2003UT-PSC$30,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2001VT-PUC$14,910
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2008WA-UTC$300,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002WA-UTC$3,200,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WA-UTC$1,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CA-MULTI(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $69,000,000
ComcastComcastconsumer protection violation2022CO-AG$75,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022FTC$69,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$60,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022WI-AG$15,090,000
VonageEricssonconsumer protection violation2022FTC$100,000,000
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$43,700,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$4,750,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$5,500,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$14,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.