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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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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Cricket Wireless, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$9,000
AT&T MOBILITYAT&Tenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$45,580
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2010MA-ENV$8,700
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2001MA-ENV$62,500
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2001MA-ENV$157,500
VERIZONVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2000MA-ENV$22,500
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MA-AG$565,000
ComcastComcastconsumer protection violation2018MA-AG$700,000
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.Comcastconsumer protection violation2006MA-AG$1,000,000
Level 3 Communications, LLCLumen TechnologiesFalse Claims Act and related2016MA-AG$8,200,000
Verizon New England Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2014MA-AG$1,300,000
Verizon New England, Inc.Verizon CommunicationsFalse Claims Act and related2011MA-AG$800,000
Verizon Service Corp. and Verizon New EnglandVerizon Communicationstax violations2012MA-AG$317,909
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2002LA-PSC$175,000
TIME WARNER CABLE BUSINESS LLCCharter Communicationsutility safety violation2015KS-CC$7,500
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO.AT&Tutility safety violation2015KS-CC$7,500
AT&TAT&Tutility administrative violation2015KS-CC$15,000
Qwest Communications Corp. and LCI International Telecom Corp.Lumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2000KS-AG$350,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022IN-AG$15,000,000
NOKIA OF AMERICANokiaair pollution violation2020IL-ENV$5,000
Motorola Solutions, Inc.Motorola Solutionswage and hour violation2020IL-DOL$6,188
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USwage and hour violation2019IL-DOL$9,011
ComcastComcastwage and hour violation2023IL-DOL$1,419,120
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$13,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$6,587
CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaCommScopewage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$67,627
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$9,515
AT&T CORPAT&Twage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$35,500
VERIZON CORPORATE RESOURCES GROUP LVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$475,000
Nokia of America CorporationNokiawage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$12,329
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2008IL-AG$7,000,000
Qwest Corp.Lumen Technologiesconsumer protection violation2002ID-AG$200,000
United States Cellular Corp.Telephone & Data Systems Inc.consumer protection violation2002IA-AG$400,000
IDT America, IncorporatedIDT Corp.consumer protection violation2005GA-PSC$33,000
BellSouthAT&Tutility service violation2001GA-PSC$7,000,000
Bell South TelecommunicationsAT&Twater pollution violation2011GA-ENV$7,313
Savvis Communications CorporationLumen Technologiesair pollution violation2011GA-ENV$7,500
Bellsouth TelecommunicationsAT&Tair pollution violation2006GA-ENV$15,000
Lucent Technologies, Inc.Nokiawater pollution violation2000GA-ENV$10,500
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2015FTC$2,950,000
TracFoneVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2015FTC$40,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2014FTC$90,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2014FTC$80,000,000
Time Warner Cable Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2013FTC$1,900,000
Comcast Corp.Comcastprivacy violation2009FTC$900,000
DIRECTVAT&Tprivacy violation2009FTC$2,310,000
DIRECTVAT&Tconsumer protection violation2005FTC$5,335,000
AT&TAT&Tconsumer protection violation2004FTC$365,000
Sprint CorporationT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004FTC$1,125,000
Dish NetworkDISH Networkconsumer protection violation2017FTC$280,000,000
AT&T Mobility, LLCAT&Tconsumer protection violation2019FTC$60,000,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2022FTC$69,000,000
VonageEricssonconsumer protection violation2022FTC$100,000,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationsmotor vehicle safety violation2012FMCSA$5,720
Verizon Florida LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-PSC$125,000
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LTDComcasthazardous waste violation2020FL-DEP$8,780
BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKSCharter Communicationsenvironmental violation2006FL-DEP$20,700
AT&T Corp.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005FL-AG$250,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Tconsumer protection violation2011FL-AG$1,760,000
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCComcasttelecommunications violation2008FL-AG$150,000
SprintT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$800,000
Sprint CommunicationsT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2004FL-AG$2,400,000
T-MobileT-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$600,000
Verizon Select Services Inc. and Snyder CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001FL-AG$3,100,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-AG$1,500,000
Purple Communications and CSDVRSZVRStelecommunications violation2017FCC$9,116,527
Straight Path Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2017FCC$15,000,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$30,000,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2016FCC$48,000,000
ComcastComcasttelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,300,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$450,000
AT&T ServicesAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$7,750,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$170,185
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2016FCC$2,400,000
Total Call MobileKDDItelecommunications violation2016FCC$51,070,322
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2016FCC$1,350,000
Purple CommunicationsZVRStelecommunications violation2015FCC$11,900,000
General Communication Inc.Liberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$600,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,175,000
T-MobileT-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$17,500,000
AT&T Mobility LLCAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$100,000,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2015FCC$68,000,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$90,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$6,900,000
Southern New England TelephoneFrontier Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$4,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$25,000,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2015FCC$16,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$3,400,000
GCI CommunicationLiberty Broadbandtelecommunications violation2015FCC$20,000
AT&TAT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$640,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2015FCC$5,000,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$90,000,000
AT&T MobilityAT&Ttelecommunications violation2014FCC$105,000,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$7,400,000
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$819,000
Time Warner CableCharter Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$1,100,000
Sprint Corp.T-Mobile UStelecommunications violation2014FCC$7,500,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2014FCC$50,000
Windstream CorporationWindstreamtelecommunications violation2014FCC$2,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.