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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: telecommunications
Penalty Total since 2000: $14,562,164,094
Number of Records: 1,217
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$2,522,083,209245
T-Mobile US$1,728,257,83596
Ericsson$1,376,507,02815
AT&T$1,221,024,250313
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC$850,000,0002
Telia Company AB$731,603,9722
DISH Network$592,984,01834
Lumen Technologies$490,505,292106
Frontier Communications$420,241,07232

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon .
Verizon Phone CompanyVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2006NLRB$53,000
Leap Wireless International Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$50,132
MCI INTERNATIONAL, INCVerizon Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
WORLDCOM INTERNATIONAL DATA SERVICES, INC.Verizon Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
AT&T Corp.AT&Temployment discrimination2000EEOC$50,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$50,000
DirecTV Home Services SacramentoAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$50,000
Comcast Cablevision of MD, Inc.Comcastlabor relations violation2005NLRB$50,000
Frontier Communications a Subsidiary of Citizens Communications Corp.Frontier Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$50,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MO-AG$50,000
DIRECTV Inc.AT&Tprivacy violation2006MO-AG$50,000
EchoStar Communications dba Dish NetworkDISH Networkprivacy violation2005MO-AG$50,000
NextelT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2003MO-AG$50,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2003MO-AG$50,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.Verizon Communicationsprivacy violation2007MO-AG$50,000
Blockbuster, Inc.DISH Networkemployment discrimination2005EEOC$50,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2005PA-PUC$50,000
Verizon SouthwestVerizon Communicationsutility administrative violation2019TX-PUC$50,000
CenturyTel of Inter Island, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2015WA-UTC$50,000
DOCOMO Pacific, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2023FCC$50,000
QWESTLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$49,000
180 Connect, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$47,588
Embarq CorporationLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2012NLRB$47,357
CSG Systems, Inc.CSG Systems Internationalwage and hour violation2007WHD$46,925
Time Warner CableCharter CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2007WHD$46,157
Vonage Holdings Corp.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2006NJ-AG$45,945
Bell AtlanticVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2002NLRB$45,692
AT&T MOBILITYAT&Tenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$45,580
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS NW INCFrontier Communicationswage and hour violation2011WA-DLI$45,428
QWEST COMMUNICATIONSLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$45,000
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCComcastlabor relations violation2018NLRB$45,000
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCComcastlabor relations violation2018NLRB$45,000
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2006TN-PUC$45,000
United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania LLC dba CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2022PA-PUC$45,000
TIME WARNER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Charter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$45,000
Dish Network, LLC (Echostar)DISH Networkwage and hour violation2014WHD$43,310
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS NEW YORK CITY CORPORATIONAltice USA Inc.labor relations violation2018NLRB$42,273
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationslabor relations violation2007NLRB$42,189
Bellsouth TelecommunicationsAT&Tlabor relations violation2002NLRB$42,000
Dish Network ServicesDISH Networklabor relations violation2008NLRB$41,000
Pacific Bell Telephone Co.AT&Tenvironmental violation2011CA-SCCDA$40,490
Comcast Cablevision of MD, Inc.Comcastlabor relations violation2005NLRB$40,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2000NY-AG$40,000
MCI Inc.Verizon Communicationsprivacy violation2005MO-AG$40,000
AT&T Transoceanic Comm. LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2023EPA$40,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tlabor relations violation2011NLRB$39,972
Bell South TelecommunicationsAT&Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$39,700
Comcast of Montana I, Inc. (TCI Cablevision of Montana, Inc.; AT & T Cablevision of Montana, Inc.; AT & T Broadband)Comcastlabor relations violation2003NLRB$39,105
SBC Internet Services Inc. d/b/a AT&T Internet ServicesAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$38,187
Cellco PartnershipVerizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2013WHD$37,500
SprintT-Mobile USlabor relations violation2003NLRB$37,500
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONComcastaviation safety violation2016FAA$37,380
Verizon Pennsylvania Inc.Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2009EEOC$37,000
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2004NLRB$37,000
Dish Network Service CorpDISH Networklabor relations violation2008NLRB$36,890
Comcast-SpectacorComcastwage and hour violation2006WHD$35,517
A T & T MOBILITY SERVICES, LLCAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$35,100
Sprint United Management CompanyT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019WHD$35,054
NEXTEL CORPORATIONT-Mobile USenvironmental violation2003EPA$35,004
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$35,000
Comcast CommunicationsComcastlabor relations violation2005NLRB$35,000
Time Warner Cable CompanyCharter Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$35,000
Cingular Wireless LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$35,000
Global Spectrum L.P.Comcastwage and hour violation2010WHD$34,704
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$34,000
IDT America, IncorporatedIDT Corp.consumer protection violation2005GA-PSC$33,000
Sprint Central Telephone Co. of Virginia, Inc.Lumen Technologieslabor relations violation2005NLRB$32,774
Ovations Food Services, L.P.Comcastlabor relations violation2012NLRB$32,053
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2021PA-PUC$32,050
National Broadcasting Corporation, Inc.Comcastlabor relations violation2002NLRB$31,500
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCComcastlabor relations violation2020NLRB$30,594
T Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2016NLRB$30,000
AT&T/SBCAT&Tlabor relations violation2006NLRB$30,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$30,000
MCI WorldCom, Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2003UT-PSC$30,000
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$28,911
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCComcastenvironmental violation2016EPA$28,782
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2007NLRB$28,477
VERIZON NEW YORK, INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$28,416
British Telecom Americas, Inc.BTFamily and Medical Leave Act2005WHD$28,000
Dish Network Service Corp.DISH Networklabor relations violation2003NLRB$27,505
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$27,419
Verizon Communications, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2008WHD$27,362
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2010OR-ENV$26,608
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2013WA-AG$26,046
Metro PcsT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2016MI-LEO$26,010
Comcast Cable CommunicationsComcastlabor relations violation2005NLRB$25,840
AT&T Broadband d/b/a TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$25,500
CENTURYLINK LNPLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$25,407
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2006NLRB$25,000
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2004NLRB$25,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$25,000
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$25,000
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.Comcastlabor relations violation2009NLRB$24,650
Verizon New York, Inc.Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2007NY-DHR$24,356
AT&T/ALSAT&Tlabor relations violation2000NLRB$24,000
AT&T TexasAT&Tutility administrative violation2016TX-PUC$24,000
SBC, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$23,646
Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2005NLRB$23,500
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$23,406
AlltelVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2006NLRB$23,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.