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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
AT&T (Southwestern Bell Telephone)AT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$80,000
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006NY-AG$80,000
Sprint Spectrum, L.P.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2008TN-PUC$80,000
CABLEVISION Systems CorpAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$81,528
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2007NLRB$82,000
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$83,400
SPECTRUM CABLE SERVICES, INC.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2008WHD$84,085
Frontier Communications, Inc.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009NY-AG$85,000
Bell AtlanticVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2009NLRB$85,859
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Lumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2001EPA$86,847
Universal City Studios LLCComcastair pollution violation2021CA-ARB$87,000
DIRECTV Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2004FCC$87,500
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2017TX-PUC$88,500
AlltelVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006WV-AG$90,000
Comcast Cable CommunicationsComcastutility safety violation2020MI-PSC$90,000
AT&T CORP.AT&Tenvironmental violation2001EPA$90,469
AT&T Corp.AT&Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$90,900
VerizonVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$92,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2012CA-SCAQMD$94,750
180 Connect IncAT&Twage and hour violation2007WHD$96,475
New Cingular Wireless Pcs and AT&T MobilAT&Tair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$97,500
SBC CommunicationsAT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$98,547
Time Warner Cable, Inc.Charter Communicationsemployment discrimination2019EEOC$99,500
NTT DOCOMO USA INC.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$100,000
MCI WorldcomVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2000FCC$100,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2008NLRB$100,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2004NLRB$100,000
A T & TAT&Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$100,000
Frontier Communications CorporationFrontier Communicationsemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$100,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USemployment discrimination2005EEOC$100,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2016TX-PUC$100,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2022FCC$100,000
AT&T CorporationAT&Tlabor relations violation2004NLRB$101,864
DirecTV, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2006WI-AG$115,000
GLOBAL SPECTRUM, LP (PA)Comcastworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$116,083
AT&T WirelessAT&Ttelecommunications violation2002FCC$117,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.AT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$117,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLCAT&Temployment discrimination2012EEOC$120,000
Blockbuster Video # 06258DISH Networkwage and hour violation2002CA-LCO$120,000
Telephone Operating Company of Vermont, Inc., d/b/a Consolidated Communications, Inc.Consolidated Communicationsutility service violation2019VT-PUC$120,000
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$121,629
Cellco Partnership d/b/aVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2008WHD$123,807
DISH NETWORKDISH Networkworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$124,305
DirecTV, LLCAT&Temployment screening violation2018private lawsuit-federal$125,000
Verizon Florida LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-PSC$125,000
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
Cingular Wireless, LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $125,728
Comcast CorporationComcastlabor relations violation2017NLRB$127,454
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationslabor relations violation2010NLRB$128,566
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2005NY-NYCDCWP$135,000
Verizon Communications, Inc.Verizon Communicationswage and hour violation2003WHD$137,870
Blockbuster Inc.DISH Networkconsumer protection violation2006NJ-AG$140,000
WORLDCOM, INC.Verizon Communicationswater pollution violation2001EPA$143,520
United Telephone Company of FloridaLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2010WHD$144,593
Ericsson, Inc. and Ericsson ABEricssoneconomic sanction violation2018OFAC$145,893
Verizon New York Inc.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$147,000
VERIZON NY INC.Verizon Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $147,000
BellSouth CorporationAT&TForeign Corrupt Practices Act2002SEC$150,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2012FCC$150,000
Bell Atlantic of Maryland, Inc.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$150,000
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCComcasttelecommunications violation2008FL-AG$150,000
Southwestern Bell TelephoneAT&Tprivacy violation2005MO-AG$150,000
COMCAST MO OF DELAWARE, LLCComcastlabor relations violation2015NLRB$152,628
SPECTRUM NEW YORK METRO, LLC F/K/A TIME WARNER CABLE NEW YORK CITY LLCCharter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2020NJ-BPU$156,000
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2001MA-ENV$157,500
AT&TAT&Tair pollution violation2006CA-ARB$161,750
Avaya, Inc.Avaya Holdingslabor relations violation2006NLRB$169,500
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2004NLRB$170,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$170,185
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2024NJ-AG$172,500
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Temployment discrimination2020OFCCP$173,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Temployment discrimination2020OFCCP$173,000
Qwest International Communications, Inc.Lumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000NV-AG$175,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2002LA-PSC$175,000
Level 3 CommunicationsLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$178,706
QwestLumen Technologiesutility service violation2006CA-PUC$180,000
Comcast CorporationComcastemployment discrimination2015OFCCP$186,999
Qwest Communications, Inc.Lumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$188,003
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$190,000
Verizon Long Distance LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2010WI-AG$190,000
AT&T Communications of Texas, L.P.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005TX-PUC$195,000
AT & T CORPAT&Thazardous waste violation2000EPA$195,000
Perot SystemsNippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2008WHD$198,139
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002PA-PUC$199,000
Western WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2003FCC$200,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2004NLRB$200,000
Qwest Corp.Lumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002ID-AG$200,000
Embarq Holdings Company LLCLumen Technologieswage and hour violation2007WHD$202,314
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCComcastwage and hour violation2008WHD$203,155
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsprivacy violation2017MO-AG$225,000
WindstreamWindstreamutility service violation2016TX-PUC$225,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility service violation2022WA-UTC$226,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Tutility service violation2013TX-PUC$227,000
Sprint-Florida, Inc. North AreaLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2003NLRB$229,000
Charter Communications, LLCCharter Communicationslabor relations violation2020NLRB$229,847
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2013EEOC$250,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2016EEOC$250,000
Verizon Long DistanceVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2000FCC$250,000
AT&T Corp.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005FL-AG$250,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.