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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 Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Total Call Mobile LLCKDDItelecommunications violation2016USAO$30,000,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2004NC-AG$500,000
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
CenturylinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2019FCC$550,000
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCComcasttelecommunications violation2008FL-AG$150,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015WV-AG$160,000,000
MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2002CA-AG$8,500,000
MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2003OR-AG$60,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000OR-AG$75,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000MN-AG$500,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2001CT-AG$1,100,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2002OR-AG$575,000
Qwest International Communications, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000NV-AG$175,000
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2005MI-AG$1,200,000
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
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
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2005NY-AG$75,000
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
CenturylinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2019FCC$400,000
AT&T Services, Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2019FCC$75,000
Qwest InternationalLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2001NJ-DCA$500,000
AT&T Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2020FCC$57,265,625
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2020FCC$12,240,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2020FCC$91,630,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2020FCC$48,318,750
TracFone Wireless, IncVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2020FCC$6,013,000
Windstream Services II, LLCWindstreamtelecommunications violation2020FCC$18,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2020FCC$200,000,000
CenturyLink, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2020FCC$500,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2021FCC$19,500,000
Lumen TechnologiesLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2022FCC$75,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2021FCC$460,000
Lumen TechnologiesLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2021FCC$3,800,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2021FCC$274,000
Windstream CommunicationsWindstreamtelecommunications violation2022FCC$1,200,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2022FCC$100,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2022FCC$950,000
GCI Communication Corp.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2023FCC$42,000,000
Time Warner Cable Information Services (Massachusetts) LLCCharter Communicationstelecommunications violation2023FCC$6,000
DOCOMO Pacific, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2023FCC$50,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$923,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023WA-UTC$1,315,000
TracFoneVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2023FCC$23,500,000
Lumen Technologies, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2023FCC$867,000
Cablevision Lightpath CT LLCAltice USA Inc.tax violations2015CT-AG$6,000
Deutsche Telekom North America Inc.Deutsche Telekomtax violations2012CT-AG$8,355
MCIVerizon Communicationstax violations2005MULTI-AG$315,000,000
MCIVerizon Communicationstax violations2005MS-AG$100,000,000
SprintT-Mobile UStax violations2018NY-AG$330,000,000
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCCharter Communicationstax violations2015CT-AG$6,900
Verizon Service Corp. and Verizon New EnglandVerizon Communicationstax violations2012MA-AG$317,909
Comcast Corp.Comcastprivacy violation2009FTC$900,000
DIRECTVAT&Tprivacy violation2009FTC$2,310,000
AT&TAT&Tprivacy violation2005MO-AG$10,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsprivacy violation2017MO-AG$225,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsprivacy violation2005MO-AG$75,000
ComcastComcastprivacy violation2015CA-AG$33,000,000
DIRECTV Inc.AT&Tprivacy violation2006MO-AG$50,000
EchoStar Communications dba Dish NetworkDISH Networkprivacy violation2005MO-AG$50,000
MCI Inc.Verizon Communicationsprivacy violation2005MO-AG$40,000
Southwestern Bell TelephoneAT&Tprivacy violation2005MO-AG$150,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.Verizon Communicationsprivacy violation2007MO-AG$50,000
Dish NetworkDISH Networkprivacy violation2020DOJ_CIVIL$126,000,000
Dish NetworkDISH Networkprivacy violation2020MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $210,000,000
Universal PicturesComcastprivacy violation2019private lawsuit-federal$19,225,515
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsprivacy violation2016private lawsuit-federal$4,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
Dish NetworkDISH Networkprivacy violation2017private lawsuit-federal$61,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
DirecTVAT&Tprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$17,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$350,000,000
DirecTV LLCAT&Tprivacy violation2023private lawsuit-federal$16,850,000
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.Comcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$179,000,000
Comcast CorporationComcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Comcast CorporationComcastprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$15,500,000
Comcast Business Communications of Virginia, LLCComcastoil spill2019VA-ENV$11,110
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsmotor vehicle safety violation2012FMCSA$5,720
Purple Communications, Inc.ZVRSlabor relations violation2017NLRB$53,334
T Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2016NLRB$30,000
Purple Communications, Inc.ZVRSlabor relations violation2015NLRB$18,703
COMCAST MO OF DELAWARE, LLCComcastlabor relations violation2015NLRB$152,628
WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Windstreamlabor relations violation2014NLRB$21,062
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
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2011NLRB$17,000
Verizon Virginia, Inc.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2011NLRB$65,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tlabor relations violation2011NLRB$39,972
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2011NLRB$9,900
Comcast of Washington V, LLCComcastlabor relations violation2011NLRB$20,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Tlabor relations violation2011NLRB$10,000
DirecTV Home Services SacramentoAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$50,000
AT & T MobilityAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$5,173
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$35,000
Verizon Delaware, Inc.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2010NLRB$69,500
DirecTV Customer Services, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$21,056
AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$6,600
Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. (Verizon Services Group)Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2010NLRB$10,200
VerizonVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2010NLRB$17,920
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.