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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

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 TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
COMCAST OF NEW JERSEY II, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$15,500
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
AT&TAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$13,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$20,020
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
CENTURY LINKLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$5,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2014FTC$90,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2014FTC$80,000,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$90,000,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2014FCC$105,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$7,400,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$819,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$1,100,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$7,500,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$50,000
Windstream CorporationWindstreamtelecommunications violation2014FCC$2,500,000
ComcastComcastFamily and Medical Leave Act2014WHD$13,666
Dish Network, LLC (Echostar)DISH Networkwage and hour violation2014WHD$43,310
WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Windstreamlabor relations violation2014NLRB$21,062
Cricket Communications Inc.AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2014USAO$2,174,432
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$3,750,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Twage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$5,000,000
MetroPCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$550,000
Pacific Bell TelephoneAT&Twage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-state$6,000,000
AT&TAT&Tenvironmental violation2014CA-AG$51,800,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Ttelecommunications violation2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $20,000,000
DISH NetworkDISH Networkconsumer protection violation2014WA-AG$5,569,500
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $18,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2014MD-AG$1,700,000
Verizon New England Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2014MA-AG$1,300,000
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2014CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2014ME-PUC$5,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2014ME-PUC$5,000
Comcast of California/Colorado/Washington I, Inc.Comcastwage and hour violation2014CA-LCO$7,754
CABLEVISIONAltice USA Inc.workplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$7,000
CENTURY MARKETING SOLUTIONSLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$16,449
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$6,000
VERIZON NEW YORK INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$5,000
TIME WARNER CABLE NORTHEAST LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$5,695
Charter Communications Inc.Charter Communicationsenvironmental violation2014EPA$57,313
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
Verizon New York Inc.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$147,000
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013FTC$1,900,000
AT&TAT&TFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$3,500,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2013EEOC$250,000
Telcordia TechnologiesEricssonemployment discrimination2013OFCCP$20,500
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$600,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2013FCC$4,573,376
NTT DOCOMO USA INC.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$100,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$18,250,000
Docomo PacificNippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$65,000
Level 3Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2013FCC$1,000,000
Cellco PartnershipVerizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2013WHD$37,500
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2013WHD$14,103
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$7,721,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$3,287,500
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$18,920,325
Pacific BellAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$3,100,000
BellSouth TelecommunicationsAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$8,129,675
Alcatel-Lucent Inc.Nokiaemployment discrimination2013private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2013MD-AG$1,000,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013NY-AG$2,200,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2013WA-AG$26,046
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2013CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2013CA-SCAQMD$9,000
FairpointConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$6,500
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$5,000
FairpointConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$6,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$5,000
Verizon PAVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013PA-PUC$20,050
Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Tutility service violation2013TX-PUC$227,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$5,500,000
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
QWEST CORP DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$15,120
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INCVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$5,100
VERIZON NEW YORK INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$7,000
COMCAST OF ILLINOIS VI, INC.Comcastworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$5,040
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
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.T-Mobile USenvironmental violation2013EPA$16,913
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsmotor vehicle safety violation2012FMCSA$5,720
Ericsson de Panama S. A.Ericssonexport control violation2012BIS$1,753,000
Lucent Technologies World Services Inc.NokiaFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$4,200,000
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLCAT&Temployment discrimination2012EEOC$120,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2012FCC$150,000
TDS Telecommunications CorporationTelephone & Data Systems Inc.telecommunications violation2012FCC$350,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2012FCC$700,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2012FCC$1,250,000
ComcastComcasttelecommunications violation2012FCC$800,000
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2012WHD$279,200
Ericsson IncEricssonwage and hour violation2012WHD$1,184,535
Frontier Communications CorporationFrontier Communicationswage and hour violation2012WHD$21,823
Ovations Food Services, L.P.Comcastlabor relations violation2012NLRB$32,053
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationslabor relations violation2012NLRB$6,000
Embarq CorporationLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2012NLRB$47,357
AT & TAT&Tlabor relations violation2012NLRB$60,000
Cricket WirelessAT&Twage and hour violation2012CA-LCO$8,047
Metro PCST-Mobile USwage and hour violation2012CA-LCO$13,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$887,500
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.