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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 Companies	Total Penalty $	Number of Records
ZTE	$2,592,360,064	4
Verizon Communications	$2,577,802,258	262
T-Mobile US	$1,728,257,835	96
Ericsson	$1,376,507,028	15
AT&T	$1,221,307,295	319
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC	$850,000,000	2
Telia Company AB	$731,603,972	2
DISH Network	$592,984,018	34
Lumen Technologies	$491,640,292	109
Frontier Communications	$420,241,072	32

Individual Penalty Records:

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Company	Current Parent	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
AT&T Corp.	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2005	FL-AG	$250,000
MCI Worldcom Inc.	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2002	MO-AG	$250,000
Qwest Communications Corporation	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2000	WI-AG	$250,000
Verizon North Inc.	Verizon Communications	utility service violation	2008	OH-PUC	$250,000
SPRINT UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY	T-Mobile US	water pollution violation	2001	EPA	$250,975
CenturyLink Communications LLC	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2024	WA-UTC	$252,000
Avaya Communications, Inc.	Avaya Holdings	False Claims Act and related	2006	USAO	$255,000
Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile, Inc.	Verizon Communications	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$256,000
Dish Network, LLC	DISH Network	labor relations violation	2018	NLRB	$261,122
NTT DATA Services Federal Government, Inc.	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone	wage and hour violation	2016	WHD	$268,958
Verizon Wireless	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2021	FCC	$274,000
Alltel Communications Inc.	Verizon Communications	employment discrimination	2007	OFCCP	$275,000
CenturyLink Inc.	Lumen Technologies	civil contempt	2021	DOJ_ANTITRUST	$275,000
Verizon California Inc.	Verizon Communications	air pollution violation	2012	CA-SCAQMD	$278,437
Time Warner Cable Inc.	Charter Communications	wage and hour violation	2012	WHD	$279,200
Sprint Communications, Inc.	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2018	WI-DATC	$280,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$283,800
DIRECTV	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2017	WI-DATC	$292,500
Sprint Nextel	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2006	NY-NYCDCWP	$295,000
Ameritech Ohio	AT&T	utility administrative violation	2000	OH-PUC	$295,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2004	FCC	$300,000
Blockbuster Inc.	DISH Network	consumer protection violation	2009	CA-MULTI	$300,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2008	WA-UTC	$300,000
Verizon Service Corp. and Verizon New England	Verizon Communications	tax violations	2012	MA-AG	$317,909
Deutsche Telekom AG	Deutsche Telekom	workplace whistleblower retaliation	2012	OSHA	$345,972
TDS Telecommunications Corporation	Telephone & Data Systems Inc.	telecommunications violation	2012	FCC	$350,000
Qwest Communications Corp. and LCI International Telecom Corp.	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2000	KS-AG	$350,000
Qwest Communications International	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2001	PA-AG	$350,000
Time Warner Cable, Inc.	Charter Communications	consumer protection violation	2005	NY-AG	$350,500
Sprint United Management	T-Mobile US	employment discrimination	2002	private lawsuit-federal	$352,756
Comcast Cable	Comcast	labor relations violation	2009	NLRB	$354,000
Qwest Communications	Lumen Technologies	utility administrative violation	2006	MN-PUC	$360,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2004	FTC	$365,000
AT&T	AT&T	employment discrimination	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$370,000
Comcast Corporation	Comcast	employment discrimination	2020	OFCCP	$373,670
Blockbuster Video # 06258	DISH Network	wage and hour violation	2002	CA-LCO	$375,000
Sprint	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2008	NY-AG	$375,000
Time Warner Cable	Charter Communications	consumer protection violation	2008	NY-AG	$375,000
Verizon Communications	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2008	NY-AG	$375,000
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.	Frontier Communications	wage and hour violation	2005	WHD	$386,836
DirecTV	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2015	WHD	$395,000
Cingular Wireless, LLC.	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2007	WHD	$396,782
Qwest Communications International Inc.	Lumen Technologies	employment discrimination	2006	EEOC	$400,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2004	NY-AG	$400,000
United States Cellular Corp.	Telephone & Data Systems Inc.	consumer protection violation	2002	IA-AG	$400,000
Centurylink	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2019	FCC	$400,000
AT&T Corp.	AT&T	employment screening violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$405,510
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2021	NY-NYCDCWP	$406,000
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2016	FCC	$450,000
Comcast	Comcast	wage and hour violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$450,000
Comcast	Comcast	wage and hour violation	2015	private lawsuit-federal	$453,900
NBCUniversal Media	Comcast	labor relations violation	2023	NLRB	$454,929
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2021	FCC	$460,000
Cingular Wireless, LLC.	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2004	WHD	$462,448
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless	Verizon Communications	environmental violation	2009	EPA	$468,600
VERIZON CORPORATE RESOURCES GROUP L	Verizon Communications	wage and hour violation	2021	IL-DOL	$475,000
Sprint/United Management Company	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2007	WHD	$482,289
Bresnan Communications LLC	Charter Communications	wage and hour violation	2011	WHD	$483,146
Dish Network L.L.C.	DISH Network	wage and hour violation	2009	WHD	$489,666
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2004	FCC	$490,000
United States Cellular Corp.	Telephone & Data Systems Inc.	telecommunications violation	2007	FCC	$500,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2002	MULTI-AG	$500,000
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2004	NC-AG	$500,000
AT&T Mobility	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2007	CA-AG	$500,000
MCI Worldcom	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2002	MULTI-AG	$500,000
Qwest Communications International Inc.	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2000	MN-AG	$500,000
Sprint	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2002	MULTI-AG	$500,000
Vonage Holdings Corporation	Ericsson	consumer protection violation	2006	MULTI-AG	$500,000
Qwest International	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2001	NJ-DCA	$500,000
CenturyLink, Inc.	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2020	FCC	$500,000
Motorola Inc.	Motorola Solutions	environmental violation	2008	EPA	$500,000
Leap Wireless International, Inc.	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2010	WHD	$547,072
MetroPCS	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2014	private lawsuit-federal	$550,000
Centurylink	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2019	FCC	$550,000
Sprint Corporation	T-Mobile US	employment discrimination	2019	OFCCP	$558,650
Southern New England Telephone and Woodbury Telephone	Frontier Communications	consumer protection violation	2002	CT-AG	$561,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2005	MA-AG	$565,000
Qwest Corporation	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2002	OR-AG	$575,000
Motorola Corporation	Motorola Solutions	export control violation	2001	DDTC	$600,000
General Communication Inc.	Liberty Broadband	telecommunications violation	2015	FCC	$600,000
AT&T Mobility	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2013	FCC	$600,000
DirecTV, LLC	AT&T	employment screening violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$600,000
AT&T	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2005	PA-AG	$600,000
T-Mobile	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2010	FL-AG	$600,000
Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Nevada Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T	AT&T	labor relations violation	2018	NLRB	$616,000
MCI WORLDCOM, INC.	Verizon Communications	water pollution violation	2000	EPA	$625,000
Blockbuster Inc.	DISH Network	consumer protection violation	2005	MULTI-AG	$630,000
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2015	FCC	$640,000
Verizon Communications Inc.	Verizon Communications	employment discrimination	2020	OFCCP	$675,000
AT&T Inc.	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2012	FCC	$700,000
Comcast	Comcast	wage and hour violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$700,000
Comcast	Comcast	consumer protection violation	2018	MA-AG	$700,000
Comcast Corp.	Comcast	employment discrimination	2004	EEOC	$700,000
Time Warner Cable LCC	Charter Communications	employment discrimination	2020	OFCCP	$745,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	wage and hour violation	2011	private lawsuit-federal	$750,000
Frontier Communications Corp. et al.	Frontier Communications	consumer protection violation	2020	MN-AG	$750,000
AT&T	AT&T	employment discrimination	2007	EEOC	$756,000
AT&T	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$780,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2009	NJ-AG	$795,000
Comcast	Comcast	telecommunications violation	2012	FCC	$800,000
Sprint	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2010	FL-AG	$800,000