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Industry: telecommunications
Penalty Total since 2000: $14,621,121,891
Number of Records: 1,253
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$491,388,292108
Frontier Communications$420,241,07232

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
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
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2016FCC$1,350,000
SBC CommunicationsAT&Ttelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,350,000
DirecTV, Inc. et al.AT&Twage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$1,350,000
ALLTEL CorporationVerizon Communicationscivil contempt2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$1,325,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2007FCC$1,325,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$1,315,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$1,300,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002WA-AG$1,300,000
Verizon New England Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2014MA-AG$1,300,000
Comcast/XfinityComcastconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$1,300,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MN-AG$1,288,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2012FCC$1,250,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,250,000
DISH Network LLCDISH Networkemployment discrimination2019EEOC$1,250,000
SprintT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$1,200,000
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2005MI-AG$1,200,000
Windstream CommunicationsWindstreamtelecommunications violation2022FCC$1,200,000
AT&T Corp.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005TX-AG$1,190,000
Ericsson IncEricssonwage and hour violation2012WHD$1,184,535
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,175,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$1,150,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004FTC$1,125,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$1,100,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,100,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2001CT-AG$1,100,000
ALLTEL CorporationVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2003EPA$1,058,000
ALLTEL CORPORATIONVerizon Communicationsenvironmental 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
DIRECTV, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2021CO-AG$1,022,000
Lucent Technologies Inc.NokiaForeign Corrupt Practices Act2007DOJ_CRIMINAL$1,000,000
Level 3Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2013FCC$1,000,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2013MD-AG$1,000,000
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.Comcastconsumer protection violation2006MA-AG$1,000,000
QwestLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CO-AG$1,000,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WA-UTC$1,000,000
Sprint Nextel CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2009private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
AirTouch CellularVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001CA-AG$999,000
AirTouch CellularVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001CA-LACA$999,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$995,060
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$980,000
QwestLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$975,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2005private lawsuit-state$950,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2022FCC$950,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$923,000
Comcast Corp.Comcastprivacy violation2009FTC$900,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$900,000
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.Comtech Telecommunicationseconomic sanction violation2020OFAC$894,111
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$887,500
Lumen Technologies, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023FCC$867,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$819,000
Verizon Pennsylvania LLCVerizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2017private lawsuit-federal$813,571
ComcastComcasttelecommunications violation2012FCC$800,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$800,000
Verizon New England, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2011MA-AG$800,000
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsemployment discrimination2020EEOC$800,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009NJ-AG$795,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2003FCC$780,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2007EEOC$756,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$750,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$750,000
Time Warner Cable LCCCharter Communicationsemployment discrimination2020OFCCP$745,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2012FCC$700,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$700,000
ComcastComcastconsumer protection violation2018MA-AG$700,000
Comcast Corp.Comcastemployment discrimination2004EEOC$700,000
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2020OFCCP$675,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$640,000
Blockbuster Inc.DISH Networkconsumer protection violation2005MULTI-AG$630,000
MCI WORLDCOM, INC.Verizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2000EPA$625,000
Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2018NLRB$616,000
Motorola CorporationMotorola Solutionsexport control violation2001DDTC$600,000
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$600,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$600,000
DirecTV, LLCAT&Temployment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$600,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005PA-AG$600,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$600,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2002OR-AG$575,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MA-AG$565,000
Southern New England Telephone and Woodbury TelephoneFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002CT-AG$561,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$558,650
MetroPCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$550,000
CenturylinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2019FCC$550,000
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$547,072
United States Cellular Corp.Telephone & Data Systems Inc.telecommunications violation2007FCC$500,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2004NC-AG$500,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Tconsumer protection violation2007CA-AG$500,000
MCI WorldcomVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000MN-AG$500,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
Vonage Holdings CorporationEricssonconsumer protection violation2006MULTI-AG$500,000
Qwest InternationalLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2001NJ-DCA$500,000
CenturyLink, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2020FCC$500,000
Motorola Inc.Motorola Solutionsenvironmental violation2008EPA$500,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2004FCC$490,000
Dish Network L.L.C.DISH Networkwage and hour violation2009WHD$489,666
Bresnan Communications LLCCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2011WHD$483,146
Sprint/United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2007WHD$482,289
VERIZON CORPORATE RESOURCES GROUP LVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$475,000
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2009EPA$468,600
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.