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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 Parent sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2006MN-PUC$360,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2005MN-PUC$25,900,000
CenturyLink Communications, LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2020ND-PSC$6,000
CenturyLink Communications, LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2018ND-PSC$5,000
CenturyLink Communications, LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2017ND-PSC$10,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2016ND-PSC$2,660,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2005NM-PRC$3,500,000
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2017OR-PUC$9,000
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2017OR-PUC$5,000
QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2012OR-PUC$5,000
QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2012OR-PUC$5,000
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2011OR-PUC$10,000
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2011OR-PUC$5,000
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2010OR-PUC$5,800
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2021PA-PUC$32,050
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2017TX-PUC$88,500
CenturyLink Communications LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2021WA-UTC$5,000
CenturyLink Communications LLCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2020WA-UTC$6,000
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QCLumen Technologiesutility service violation2016WA-UTC$2,854,750
CenturyTel of Inter Island, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2015WA-UTC$50,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2006WA-UTC$7,800,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002WA-UTC$3,200,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WA-UTC$1,000,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2022WA-UTC$226,000
United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania LLC dba CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2022PA-PUC$45,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$923,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$1,315,000
Century LinkLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2021CO-DL$13,508
Lumen Technologies, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023FCC$867,000
U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Lumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$7,500
LEVEL 3, INC.Lumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$5,880
QWEST CORP DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$15,120
CENTURY LINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$12,500
CENTURY MARKETING SOLUTIONSLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$16,449
CENTURY LINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$5,000
CENTURYLINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$9,000
CENTURYLINK LNPLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$25,407
CENTURYLINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$10,000
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$12,500
CENTURYTEL SERVICE GROUP LLCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$5,400
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$8,400
CENTURYLINK, INC.Lumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$13,653
CENTURYTEL OF WASHINGTON INCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$7,000
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIESLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$16,000
CENTURY LINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLCLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2016EPA$7,879
U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INCLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2000EPA$10,167
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Lumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2001EPA$86,847
General Communication Inc.Liberty BroadbandFalse Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$1,556,075
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,400,000
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$600,000
GCI CommunicationLiberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$20,000
GCI Communications Corp.Liberty BroadbandFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$40,242,546
GCI Communication Corp.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2023FCC$42,000,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$30,000,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$51,070,322
Total Call Mobile LLCKDDItelecommunications violation2016USAO$30,000,000
IDT Corp.IDT Corp.consumer protection violation2009NJ-AG$5,000
IDT America, IncorporatedIDT Corp.consumer protection violation2005GA-PSC$33,000
Southern New England TelephoneFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$4,000,000
Frontier Communications CorporationFrontier Communicationswage and hour violation2012WHD$21,823
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationswage and hour violation2005WHD$386,836
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationslabor relations violation2010NLRB$128,566
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationslabor relations violation2007NLRB$42,189
Frontier, A Citizens Communication CompanyFrontier Communicationslabor relations violation2005NLRB$20,000
Frontier Communications a Subsidiary of Citizens Communications Corp.Frontier Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$50,000
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS NW INCFrontier Communicationswage and hour violation2011WA-DLI$45,428
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2018NY-AG$25,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015WV-AG$160,000,000
Frontier Communications, Inc.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009NY-AG$85,000
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006NY-AG$80,000
Southern New England Telephone and Woodbury TelephoneFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002CT-AG$561,000
Frontier Communications CorporationFrontier Communicationsemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$100,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$750,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020WA-AG$900,000
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationsutility safety violation2021NY-PSC$5,000,000
Frontier Communications of New York, Inc.Frontier Communicationsutility service violation2021NY-PSC$2,700,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CA-MULTI(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $69,000,000
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. et al.Frontier Communicationsutility service violation2022CA-PUC$2,504,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022FTC$69,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$60,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022WI-AG$15,090,000
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022CT-AG$43,700,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
FRONTIER TELEPHONE CORP.Frontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$8,800
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Frontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$8,730
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS NORTHWEST INCFrontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$20,000
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS NORTHWEST INCFrontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$14,000
THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANYFrontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$17,000
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC.Frontier Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$7,700
Ericsson de Panama S. A.Ericssonexport control violation2012BIS$1,753,000
Telcordia TechnologiesEricssonemployment discrimination2013OFCCP$20,500
Ericsson IncEricssonwage and hour violation2012WHD$1,184,535
Ericsson, Inc. and Ericsson ABEricssoneconomic sanction violation2018OFAC$145,893
Vonage Holdings Corp.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2008CT-AG$70,000
Vonage Holdings Corp.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2006NJ-AG$45,945
VONAGEEricssonconsumer protection violation2009MULTI-AG$3,000,000
Vonage Holdings CorporationEricssonconsumer protection violation2006MULTI-AG$500,000
EricssonEricssonForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$520,000,000
EricssonEricssonForeign Corrupt Practices Act2019SEC$539,000,000
VonageEricssonconsumer protection violation2022FTC$100,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.