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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 TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
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
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USprivacy violation2022MULTI-AG$2,430,000
MCIVerizon Communicationstax violations2005MS-AG$100,000,000
AT&TAT&Tprivacy violation2005MO-AG$10,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MO-AG$50,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsprivacy violation2017MO-AG$225,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsprivacy violation2005MO-AG$75,000
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
MCI Worldcom Inc.Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002MO-AG$250,000
NextelT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2003MO-AG$50,000
Southwestern Bell TelephoneAT&Tprivacy violation2005MO-AG$150,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2003MO-AG$50,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.Verizon Communicationsprivacy violation2007MO-AG$50,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2006MN-PUC$360,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2005MN-PUC$25,900,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MN-AG$1,288,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000MN-AG$500,000
Comcast/XfinityComcastconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$1,300,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020MN-AG$750,000
AT&T Network OperationsAT&Tutility safety violation2021MI-PSC$5,000
AT&T Network OperationsAT&Tutility safety violation2021MI-PSC$5,000
Comcast Cable CommunicationsComcastutility safety violation2021MI-PSC$5,000
AT&T Network OperationsAT&Tutility safety violation2020MI-PSC$5,000
Comcast Cable CommunicationsComcastutility safety violation2020MI-PSC$5,000
Comcast Cable CommunicationsComcastutility safety violation2020MI-PSC$90,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2001MI-PSC$15,000
AmeritechAT&Tutility administrative violation2000MI-PSC$3,750,000
Motorola SolutionsMotorola Solutionswage and hour violation2022MI-LEO$75,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2022MI-LEO$5,547
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2021MI-LEO$8,177
Comcast CableComcastwage and hour violation2019MI-LEO$7,500
Metro PcsT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2016MI-LEO$26,010
Charter Communications LlcCharter Communicationswage and hour violation2015MI-LEO$8,693
Comcast CableComcastwage and hour violation2012MI-LEO$72,212
Avaya IncAvaya Holdingswage and hour violation2012MI-LEO$72,783
A T & TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$9,063
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$78,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$34,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$15,505
Xo CommunicationsVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2010MI-LEO$11,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2010MI-LEO$6,513
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2005MI-AG$1,200,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2021ME-PUC$5,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2021ME-PUC$14,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2021ME-PUC$11,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2021ME-PUC$6,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2021ME-PUC$14,500
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2021ME-PUC$8,500
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$6,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$5,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$6,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$16,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$7,500
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$11,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2020ME-PUC$6,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$11,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$11,500
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$6,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$6,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$5,500
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$10,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2019ME-PUC$10,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2018ME-PUC$15,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2018ME-PUC$16,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2018ME-PUC$12,500
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2018ME-PUC$10,000
Consolidated CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2018ME-PUC$5,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2018ME-PUC$10,000
Consolidated Communications/Fairpoint Communications NNEConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2018ME-PUC$7,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2017ME-PUC$9,500
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2017ME-PUC$7,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2017ME-PUC$5,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2017ME-PUC$5,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2016ME-PUC$12,500
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2016ME-PUC$5,500
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2015ME-PUC$6,500
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2014ME-PUC$5,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2014ME-PUC$5,000
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
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$6,500
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$5,500
FairpointConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$8,000
FairpointConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$10,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$12,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$7,500
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$5,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2011ME-PUC$5,000
Fairpoint CommunicationsConsolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2011ME-PUC$6,000
Fairpoint Communications/Northland Tel. Co.Consolidated Communicationsutility safety violation2011ME-PUC$5,000
Verizon MD, Inc.Verizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2010MD-ENV$6,300
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2013MD-AG$1,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2014MD-AG$1,700,000
Cricket Wireless, LLC and AT&T, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2021MD-AG$3,274,973
AT&T, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
Cricket Wireless, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.