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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 TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
ComcastComcastenvironmental violation2002DE-ENV$5,361
ALLTEL CorporationVerizon Communicationscivil contempt2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$1,325,000
CenturyLink Inc.Lumen Technologiescivil contempt2021DOJ_ANTITRUST$275,000
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 Inc.AT&Tcivil contempt2009DOJ_CIVIL$2,000,000
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
Dish NetworkDISH Networkprivacy violation2020DOJ_CIVIL$126,000,000
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
VimpelCom LimitedVEONForeign Corrupt Practices Act2016DOJ_CRIMINAL$230,000,000
Magyar Telekom PLC and Deutsche Telekom AGDeutsche TelekomForeign Corrupt Practices Act2011DOJ_CRIMINAL$63,900,000
Alcatel-Lucent S.A.NokiaForeign Corrupt Practices Act2010DOJ_CRIMINAL$92,000,000
Lucent Technologies Inc.NokiaForeign Corrupt Practices Act2007DOJ_CRIMINAL$1,000,000
Telia Company ABTelia Company ABForeign Corrupt Practices Act2017DOJ_CRIMINAL$274,603,972
Mobile TeleSystems PJSCMobile TeleSystems PJSCForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$750,000,000
EricssonEricssonForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$520,000,000
LM EricssonEricssonForeign Corrupt Practices Act2023DOJ_CRIMINAL$206,000,000
ZTE CorporationZTEexport control violation2017DOJ_NATSEC$430,488,798
Blockbuster Inc.DISH NetworkAmericans with Disabilities Act2010DOJ_RIGHTS$22,000
MCI INTERNATIONAL, INCVerizon Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2011EBSA$10,001
MCI INTERNATIONAL, INCVerizon Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
WORLDCOM INTERNATIONAL DATA SERVICES, INC.Verizon Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.ZVRSbenefit plan administrator violation2022EBSA$10,001
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
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
Pacific Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Temployment discrimination2018EEOC$15,000
Time Warner Cable, Inc.Charter Communicationsemployment discrimination2019EEOC$99,500
DISH Network LLCDISH Networkemployment discrimination2019EEOC$1,250,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USemployment discrimination2005EEOC$100,000
Blockbuster, Inc.DISH Networkemployment discrimination2005EEOC$50,000
Comcast Corp.Comcastemployment discrimination2004EEOC$700,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2003EEOC$75,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsemployment discrimination2020EEOC$800,000
Charter Communications, LLCCharter Communicationsemployment discrimination2024EEOC$60,000
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&T Transoceanic Comm. LLCAT&Tunderground storage tank violation2023EPA$40,000
AT & T CORPAT&Thazardous waste violation2000EPA$195,000
AT&T Transoceanic Communications LLC et al.AT&Tenvironmental violation2023EPA$40,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Nokiaenvironmental violation2000EPA$5,000
CENTURY LINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLCLumen Technologieswater pollution violation2016EPA$7,879
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS WATER PARKS FLORIDA LLCComcastenvironmental violation2011EPA$11,500
Motorola Inc.Motorola Solutionsenvironmental violation2008EPA$500,000
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLCAT&Twater pollution violation2010EPA$57,255
MCI WORLDCOM, INC.Verizon Communicationswater pollution violation2000EPA$625,000
BELL ATLANTIC COMPANIESVerizon Communicationswater pollution violation2000EPA$16,069
U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INCLumen Technologieswater pollution violation2000EPA$10,167
WESTERN WIRELESS CORPVerizon Communicationswater pollution violation2000EPA$10,734
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
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
SPRINT UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANYT-Mobile USwater pollution violation2001EPA$250,975
WORLDCOM, INC.Verizon Communicationswater pollution violation2001EPA$143,520
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
Charter Communications Inc.Charter Communicationsair pollution violation2014EPA$57,313
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.T-Mobile USenvironmental violation2013EPA$16,913
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCComcastenvironmental violation2016EPA$28,782
COMCAST CORPORATIONComcastaviation safety violation2011FAA$10,000
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONComcastaviation safety violation2016FAA$37,380
Purple Communications and CSDVRSZVRStelecommunications violation2017FCC$9,116,527
Straight Path Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2017FCC$15,000,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$30,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2016FCC$48,000,000
ComcastComcasttelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,300,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$450,000
AT&T ServicesAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$7,750,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$170,185
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,400,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$51,070,322
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2016FCC$1,350,000
Purple CommunicationsZVRStelecommunications violation2015FCC$11,900,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.