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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 ParentPrimary Offense TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
Universal City StudiosComcastwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,800,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$3,500,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$450,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,250,000
Sprint NextelT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$3,370,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$700,000
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONComcastaviation safety violation2016FAA$37,380
Total Call Mobile LLCKDDItelecommunications violation2016USAO$30,000,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$370,000
ComcastComcastemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$7,210,000
AT&T Corp.AT&Temployment screening violation2016private lawsuit-federal$405,510
Level 3 Communications, LLCLumen TechnologiesFalse Claims Act and related2016MA-AG$8,200,000
NTT DATA Services Federal Government, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2016WHD$268,958
DirecTV LLCAT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$12,576
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsprivacy violation2016private lawsuit-federal$4,000,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$9,000
AT&T MOBILITYAT&Tenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$45,580
T-MOBILE WAYNE SWITCH SITET-Mobile USwater pollution violation2016NJ-ENV$7,000
New Cingular Wireless Pcs and AT&T MobilAT&Tair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$97,500
DirecTVAT&Tair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$17,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2016ME-PUC$12,500
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2016ME-PUC$5,500
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2016ND-PSC$2,660,000
WindstreamWindstreamutility service violation2016TX-PUC$225,000
AT&T TexasAT&Tutility administrative violation2016TX-PUC$24,000
Consolidated Communications of Texas CompanyConsolidated Communicationsutility service violation2016TX-PUC$5,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2016TX-PUC$100,000
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QCLumen Technologiesutility service violation2016WA-UTC$2,854,750
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$179,000,000
Metro PcsT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2016MI-LEO$26,010
AT&T CORPORATIONAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$7,000
CENTURYLINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$9,000
TELEPHONE OPERATING COMPANY OF VERMONT LLCConsolidated Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$6,000
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORTComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$12,471
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Frontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$8,730
MCIVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$6,000
NBC UNIVERSALComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$18,560
BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$22,447
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T CORP.AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$7,000
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS NORTHWEST INCFrontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$20,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,000
NBCUNIVERSAL, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$20,000
GLOBAL SPECTRUM LPComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$9,450
OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,000
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LTD.Comcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$10,864
CENTURY LINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLCLumen Technologieswater pollution violation2016EPA$7,879
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCComcastenvironmental violation2016EPA$28,782
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2015FTC$2,950,000
TracFoneVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015FTC$40,000,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2015CFPB$50,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CFPB$70,000,000
Comcast CorporationComcastemployment discrimination2015OFCCP$186,999
Comcast of Puget SoundComcastemployment discrimination2015OFCCP$53,633
DirecTVAT&Twage and hour violation2015WHD$395,000
Purple CommunicationsZVRStelecommunications violation2015FCC$11,900,000
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$600,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,175,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$17,500,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$100,000,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$68,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$90,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$6,900,000
Southern New England TelephoneFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$4,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$25,000,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2015FCC$16,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$3,400,000
GCI CommunicationLiberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$20,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$640,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$5,000,000
Ovations Food Services, LPComcastwage and hour violation2015WHD$10,370
Purple Communications, Inc.ZVRSlabor relations violation2015NLRB$18,703
COMCAST MO OF DELAWARE, LLCComcastlabor relations violation2015NLRB$152,628
Sprint Communications Inc.T-Mobile USfraud2015USAO$15,500,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$190,000
MetroPCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-state$1,850,000
NBCUniversal Inc.Comcastwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$6,400,000
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$453,900
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-state$15,000,000
Cablevision Lightpath CT LLCAltice USA Inc.tax violations2015CT-AG$6,000
ComcastComcastprivacy violation2015CA-AG$33,000,000
Comcast Cable Communications LLCComcasthazardous waste violation2015CA-AG$25,950,000
DISH Network L.L.C.DISH Networkconsumer protection violation2015CO-AG$2,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015WV-AG$160,000,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $12,000,000
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCCharter Communicationstax violations2015CT-AG$6,900
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $16,000,000
DIRECTV, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2015WHD$14,147
Verizon Wireless Services, LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015CT-BKG$10,000
NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPNokiawater pollution violation2015NJ-ENV$12,500
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INCVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2015NJ-ENV$5,200
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
TIME WARNER CABLE BUSINESS LLCCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2015KS-CC$7,500
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO.AT&Tutility safety violation2015KS-CC$7,500
AT&TAT&Tutility administrative violation2015KS-CC$15,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2015ME-PUC$6,500
CenturyTel of Inter Island, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2015WA-UTC$50,000
Comcast CorporationComcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$64,200,000
Charter Communications LlcCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2015MI-LEO$8,693
CSC INVESTMENTS LLCAltice USA Inc.workplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,200
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.