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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

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CompanyCurrent Parent sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Lucent Technologies Inc.Nokiaaccounting fraud or deficiencies2004SEC$25,000,000
Alcatel-LucentNokiawage and hour violation2007WHD$67,418
Alcatel USANokialabor relations violation2005NLRB$18,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIESNokialabor relations violation2003NLRB$17,500
Lucent TechnologiesNokialabor relations violation2002NLRB$13,784
Lucent TechnologiesNokialabor relations violation2002NLRB$21,669
Lucent Technologies, Inc. and Avaya, Inc.Nokialabor relations violation2001NLRB$130,000,000
Alcatel Network Systems, Inc.Nokialabor relations violation2001NLRB$6,000
Lucent Technologies, Inc.Nokialabor relations violation2000NLRB$7,828
Alcatel Network Systems, Inc.Nokialabor relations violation2000NLRB$13,440
Alcatel-Lucent Inc.Nokiaemployment discrimination2013private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
Lucent Technologies, Inc.Nokiabenefit plan administrator violation2010private lawsuit-federal$36,000,000
Lucent TechnologiesNokiabenefit plan administrator violation2004private lawsuit-federal$69,000,000
Lucent Technologies, Inc.Nokiawater pollution violation2000GA-ENV$10,500
NOKIA OF AMERICANokiaair pollution violation2020IL-ENV$5,000
NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPNokiawater pollution violation2015NJ-ENV$12,500
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INCNokiaair pollution violation2010NJ-ENV$5,000
Nokia of America CorporationNokiawage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$12,329
ALCATELNokiaworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$14,550
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIESNokiaworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$5,000
ALCATELNokiaworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$13,950
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Nokiaworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$13,500
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Nokiaenvironmental violation2000EPA$5,000
Perot Systems CorporationNippon Telegraph & Telephoneeconomic sanction violation2005OFAC$21,776
NTT DOCOMO USA INC.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$100,000
Docomo PacificNippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$65,000
Perot SystemsNippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2008WHD$198,139
Perot Systems Government ServicesNippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2006WHD$61,631
NTT DATA Services Federal Government, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2016WHD$268,958
NTT Security US Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephoneemployment screening violation2019private lawsuit-federal$55,000
DOCOMO Pacific, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2023FCC$50,000
Motorola Inc.Motorola Solutionsaccounting fraud or deficiencies2007SEC$25,000,000
Motorola CorporationMotorola Solutionsexport control violation2001DDTC$600,000
MotorolaMotorola Solutionswage and hour violation2005WHD$9,824
Motorola Solutions, Inc.Motorola Solutionswage and hour violation2020IL-DOL$6,188
Motorola SolutionsMotorola Solutionswage and hour violation2022MI-LEO$75,000
Motorola Inc.Motorola Solutionsenvironmental violation2008EPA$500,000
Mobile TeleSystems PJSCMobile TeleSystems PJSCForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$750,000,000
Mobile TeleSystems PJSCMobile TeleSystems PJSCForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019SEC$100,000,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiesaccounting fraud or deficiencies2004SEC$250,000,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiesemployment discrimination2006EEOC$400,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2015FCC$16,000,000
Level 3Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2013FCC$1,000,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2012FCC$150,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2004FCC$9,000,000
Qwest Communications InternationalLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2003FCC$6,500,000
United Telephone Company of FloridaLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2010WHD$144,593
Qwest Communications CorporationLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2007WHD$18,000
Embarq Holdings Company LLCLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2007WHD$202,314
Embarq CorporationLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2012NLRB$47,357
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2010NLRB$60,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$83,400
QWESTLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$49,000
QWEST COMMUNICATIONSLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$45,000
Qwest Communications, Inc.Lumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$188,003
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2008NLRB$100,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2008NLRB$11,200
Sprint Central Telephone Co. of Virginia, Inc.Lumen Technologieslabor relations violation2005NLRB$32,774
Sprint Florida, Inc. / South AreaLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2004NLRB$63,000
Sprint-Florida, Inc. North AreaLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2003NLRB$229,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2003NLRB$62,500
U S West CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2001NLRB$16,500
U S West CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2001NLRB$12,500
Level 3 CommunicationsLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$178,706
QwestLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$975,000
Level 3 Communications, Inc.Lumen Technologiesbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$3,200,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesbenefit plan administrator violation2007private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
CenturylinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2019FCC$550,000
Level 3 Communications, LLCLumen TechnologiesFalse Claims Act and related2016MA-AG$8,200,000
QwestLumen Technologiesaccounting fraud or deficiencies2007AK-AG$19,000,000
QwestLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2003AZ-AG$3,750,000
QwestLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CO-AG$1,000,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000OR-AG$75,000
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 Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000MN-AG$500,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2001CT-AG$1,100,000
Qwest Corp.Lumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002ID-AG$200,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2002OR-AG$575,000
Qwest International Communications, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000NV-AG$175,000
CenturylinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2019FCC$400,000
Qwest InternationalLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2001NJ-DCA$500,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2020AZ-AG$10,900,000
Qwest Corporation, d/b/a CenturyLink QCLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2019NLRB$55,000
CenturyLink, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2020FCC$500,000
Savvis Communications CorporationLumen Technologiesair pollution violation2011GA-ENV$7,500
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2010OR-ENV$26,608
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2008OR-ENV$8,184
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLCLumen Technologieswater pollution violation2001OR-ENV$18,000
CenturyLink Inc.Lumen Technologiescivil contempt2021DOJ_ANTITRUST$275,000
Level 3 Communications, LLCLumen Technologieskickbacks and bribery2021USAO$12,772,843
U.S. West Communications Inc.Lumen Technologiesutility service violation2004AZ-CC$9,000,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2004AZ-CC$20,700,000
US West CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility service violation2000AZ-CC$1,500,000
QwestLumen Technologiesutility service violation2006CA-PUC$180,000
Qwest/LCILumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CA-PUC$20,340,000
Lumen TechnologiesLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2022FCC$75,000
Lumen TechnologiesLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2021FCC$3,800,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2006MN-PUC$360,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.