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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 TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsemployment discrimination2020EEOC$800,000
Windstream Services II, LLCWindstreamtelecommunications violation2020FCC$18,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2020FCC$200,000,000
Dish NetworkDISH Networkprivacy violation2020MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $210,000,000
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.Comtech Telecommunicationseconomic sanction violation2020OFAC$894,111
Comcast CorporationComcastemployment discrimination2020OFCCP$373,670
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Temployment discrimination2020OFCCP$173,000
Motorola Solutions, Inc.Motorola Solutionswage and hour violation2020IL-DOL$6,188
CenturyLink, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2020FCC$500,000
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LTDComcasthazardous waste violation2020FL-DEP$8,780
NOKIA OF AMERICANokiaair pollution violation2020IL-ENV$5,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Temployment discrimination2020OFCCP$173,000
AT&TAT&Tutility administrative violation2020CA-PUC$3,750,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$6,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$5,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$6,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$16,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$7,500
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$11,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$6,000
AT&T Network OperationsAT&Tutility safety violation2020MI-PSC$5,000
Comcast Cable CommunicationsComcastutility safety violation2020MI-PSC$5,000
Comcast Cable CommunicationsComcastutility safety violation2020MI-PSC$90,000
CenturyLink Communications, LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2020ND-PSC$6,000
SPECTRUM NEW YORK METRO, LLC F/K/A TIME WARNER CABLE NEW YORK CITY LLCCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020NJ-BPU$156,000
CenturyLink Communications LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2020WA-UTC$6,000
AT&T CORP.AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$5,200
CENTURYLINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$10,000
COMCAST OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$6,747
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$13,494
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$9,446
WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, LLCWindstreamworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$18,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$9,000
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$12,500
VERIZON VIRGINIA LLCVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$8,365
Mobile TeleSystems PJSCMobile TeleSystems PJSCForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$750,000,000
Mobile TeleSystems PJSCMobile TeleSystems PJSCForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019SEC$100,000,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
Time Warner Cable, Inc.Charter Communicationsemployment discrimination2019EEOC$99,500
CenturylinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2019FCC$550,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$980,000
DISH Network LLCDISH Networkemployment discrimination2019EEOC$1,250,000
CenturylinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2019FCC$400,000
AT&T Services, Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2019FCC$75,000
AT&T Mobility, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2019FTC$60,000,000
Frontier Communications CorporationFrontier Communicationsemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$100,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$558,650
Sprint United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019WHD$11,056
Sprint United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019WHD$35,054
NTT Security US Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephoneemployment screening violation2019private lawsuit-federal$55,000
Sprint/United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$3,250,000
Sprint/United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$4,000,000
EricssonEricssonForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$520,000,000
EricssonEricssonForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019SEC$539,000,000
Qwest Corporation, d/b/a CenturyLink QCLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2019NLRB$55,000
Universal PicturesComcastprivacy violation2019private lawsuit-federal$19,225,515
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019IL-DOL$9,011
Verizon Washington DC, Inc.Verizon Communicationsair pollution violation2019DC-ENV$73,000
AT&T Services, Inc.AT&Tenvironmental violation2019VA-ENV$7,087
Comcast Business Communications of Virginia, LLCComcastoil spill2019VA-ENV$11,110
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$11,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$11,500
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$6,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$6,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$5,500
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$10,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$10,500
Verizon SouthwestVerizon Communicationsutility administrative violation2019TX-PUC$50,000
Telephone Operating Company of Vermont, Inc., d/b/a Consolidated Communications, Inc.Consolidated Communicationsutility service violation2019VT-PUC$120,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2019CA-LCO$7,918
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2019CA-LCO$5,905
Comcast CorporationComcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$15,500,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$4,750,000
Comcast CorporationComcastconsumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$15,500,000
Comcast CableComcastwage and hour violation2019MI-LEO$7,500
AT & T MOBILITY SERVICES, LLCAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$20,007
ERICSSON, INC. / EUS, INC.Ericssonworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$19,155
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$8,590
VERIZON NEW YORK, INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$28,416
AT&T SERVICES, INC.AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$8,800
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2018FCC$614,300,000
TrellisWare Technologies, Inc.ViaSat Inc.False Claims Act and related2018USAO$12,177,631
SprintT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2018FCC$10,000,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2018FCC$40,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$1,200,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$1,800,000
AT&T ServicesAT&Twage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$2,750,000
Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.ZTEexport control violation2018BIS$1,400,000,000
Pacific Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Temployment discrimination2018EEOC$15,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2018FCC$5,250,000
AT&T Mobility Services LLCAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2018WHD$20,290
Ericsson, Inc. and Ericsson ABEricssoneconomic sanction violation2018OFAC$145,893
Ribbon Communications Inc. (fka Sonus Networks)Ribbon Communicationsinvestor protection violation2018SEC$1,900,000
DirecTV, LLCAT&Temployment screening violation2018private lawsuit-federal$125,000
AlticeAltice USA Inc.consumer protection violation2018NY-AG$5,000,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2018NY-AG$174,200,000
ComcastComcastconsumer protection violation2018MA-AG$700,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2018NY-AG$25,000,000
SprintT-Mobile UStax violations2018NY-AG$330,000,000
Sprint Communications, Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2018WI-DATC$280,000
Dish Network, LLCDISH Networklabor relations violation2018NLRB$261,122
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.