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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

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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Company sort iconCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
NBC UNIVERSALComcastworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$7,000
NBC UNIVERSALComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$18,560
NBC UNIVERSALComcastworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$12,060
NBC Universal Television GroupComcastwage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$4,266,000
NBC UNIVERSAL THEME PARKComcastworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$9,000
NBC UNIVERSAL, INC.Comcastworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$6,750
NBCUniversal Inc.Comcastwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$6,400,000
NBCUniversal MediaComcastlabor relations violation2023NLRB$454,929
NBCUNIVERSAL, LLCComcastworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$20,000
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
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
New Cingular Wireless Pcs and AT&T MobilAT&Tair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$97,500
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLCAT&Twater pollution violation2010EPA$57,255
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS LLC DBA AT&T MOBILITYAT&Tenvironmental violation2011PA-ENV$5,250
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLCAT&Tair pollution violation2014CA-SCAQMD$5,000
NextelT-Mobile USwage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$2,800,000
NextelT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2003MO-AG$50,000
NEXTEL CORPORATIONT-Mobile USenvironmental violation2003EPA$35,004
NOKIA OF AMERICANokiaair pollution violation2020IL-ENV$5,000
NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPNokiawater pollution violation2015NJ-ENV$12,500
Nokia of America CorporationNokiawage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$12,329
NTT DATA Services Federal Government, Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2016WHD$268,958
NTT DOCOMO USA INC.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$100,000
NTT Security US Inc.Nippon Telegraph & Telephoneemployment screening violation2019private lawsuit-federal$55,000
OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE LLCCharter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,000
Ovations Food Services, L.P.Comcastlabor relations violation2012NLRB$32,053
Ovations Food Services, LPComcastwage and hour violation2015WHD$10,370
Pacific BellAT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$3,100,000
Pacific BellAT&Twage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
Pacific BellAT&Tconsumer protection violation2001CA-PUC$25,550,000
Pacific BellAT&Tair pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$10,000
PACIFIC BELLAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$18,270
Pacific Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Temployment discrimination2018EEOC$15,000
Pacific Bell and Pacific TelesisAT&Twage and hour violation2001private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Pacific Bell TelephoneAT&Twage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-state$6,000,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONEAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$6,175
Pacific Bell Telephone Co.AT&Tenvironmental violation2011CA-SCCDA$40,490
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO.AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$7,425
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$13,870
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$18,635
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&TAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$13,165
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T CORP.AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$7,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T CORP.AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$14,060
Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&TAT&Tlabor relations violation2018NLRB$616,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE DBA AT&TAT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,000
PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Windstreamworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$14,100
Perot SystemsNippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2008WHD$198,139
Perot Systems CorporationNippon Telegraph & Telephoneeconomic sanction violation2005OFAC$21,776
Perot Systems Government ServicesNippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2006WHD$61,631
Purple CommunicationsZVRStelecommunications violation2015FCC$11,900,000
Purple Communications and CSDVRSZVRStelecommunications violation2017FCC$9,116,527
Purple Communications, IncZVRStelecommunications violation2010FCC$22,000,000
Purple Communications, Inc.ZVRSlabor relations violation2017NLRB$53,334
Purple Communications, Inc.ZVRSlabor relations violation2015NLRB$18,703
PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.ZVRSbenefit plan administrator violation2022EBSA$10,001
QWESTLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$49,000
QwestLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$975,000
QwestLumen Technologiesaccounting fraud or deficiencies2007AK-AG$19,000,000
QwestLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2003AZ-AG$3,750,000
QwestLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002CO-AG$1,000,000
QwestLumen Technologiesutility service violation2006CA-PUC$180,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2010NLRB$60,000
QWEST COMMUNICATIONSLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$45,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2008NLRB$100,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2008NLRB$11,200
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2003NLRB$62,500
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesbenefit plan administrator violation2007private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000OR-AG$75,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002WA-AG$1,300,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2004AZ-CC$20,700,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2006MN-PUC$360,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2005MN-PUC$25,900,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2005NM-PRC$3,500,000
Qwest Communications Corp. and LCI International Telecom Corp.Lumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000KS-AG$350,000
Qwest Communications CorporationLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2007WHD$18,000
Qwest Communications CorporationLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000WI-AG$250,000
Qwest Communications InternationalLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2003FCC$6,500,000
Qwest Communications InternationalLumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2001PA-AG$350,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiesaccounting fraud or deficiencies2004SEC$250,000,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiesemployment discrimination2006EEOC$400,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000MN-AG$500,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2001CT-AG$1,100,000
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Lumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2001EPA$86,847
Qwest Communications, Inc.Lumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$188,003
QWEST CORP DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$15,120
Qwest Corp.Lumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002ID-AG$200,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2004FCC$9,000,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$83,400
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2002OR-AG$575,000
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2010OR-ENV$26,608
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2008OR-ENV$8,184
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2011OR-PUC$10,000
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2011OR-PUC$5,000
QWEST CORPORATIONLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2010OR-PUC$5,800
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
QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2012OR-PUC$5,000
QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QCLumen Technologiesutility safety violation2012OR-PUC$5,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.