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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: AT&T
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol T)
Headquartered in: Texas
Major Industry: telecommunications
Specific Industry: telecommunications
Penalty total since 2000: $1,298,782,739
Number of records: 334
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$811,600,09391
employment-related offenses$309,194,915136
environment-related offenses$96,424,62429
competition-related offenses$52,150,0004
government-contracting-related offenses$18,240,8465
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
telecommunications violation$350,680,30030
consumer protection violation$329,122,79349
benefit plan administrator violation$148,675,0004
wage and hour violation$140,931,75443
privacy violation$106,370,0008
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below 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. The totals 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 list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Ameritechutility service violation2000WI-PSC$10,000,000
DIRECTVconsumer protection violation2017WI-DATC$292,500
DirecTV, Inc.consumer protection violation2006WI-AG$115,000
DirecTVwage and hour violation2015WHD$395,000
AT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2011WHD$55,979
AT&T Services, Incwage and hour violation2010WHD$22,556
Leap Wireless International, Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$28,911
Leap Wireless International Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$50,132
Leap Wireless International, Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$547,072
Leap Wireless International, Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$63,031
AT&T, Inc.wage and hour violation2008WHD$6,728
180 Connect Incwage and hour violation2007WHD$96,475
Cingular Wireless, LLCwage and hour violation2007WHD$4,711,767
Cingular Wireless, LLC.wage and hour violation2007WHD$396,782
SBC Communications, Inc.Family and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$15,000
SBC Communicationswage and hour violation2004WHD$98,547
Southwestern Bell CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2004WHD$20,000
180 Connect, Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$47,588
Cingular Wireless, LLC.wage and hour violation2004WHD$462,448
Cingular Wireless, LLC.wage and hour violation2004WHD$10,639
AT&T Mobility Services LLCFamily and Medical Leave Act2018WHD$20,290
DirecTV LLCFamily and Medical Leave Act2016WHD$12,576
DIRECTV, Inc.wage and hour violation2015WHD$14,147
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2008WA-UTC$300,000
AT&T Services, Inc.environmental violation2019VA-ENV$7,087
Cricket Communications Inc.False Claims Act and related2014USAO$2,174,432
AT&T Illinoiskickbacks and bribery2022USAO$23,000,000
AT&T Texasconsumer protection violation2016TX-PUC$24,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone Companyutility service violation2013TX-PUC$227,000
AT&T Communications of Texas, L.P.consumer protection violation2005TX-PUC$195,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone Companyenvironmental violation2023TX-ENV$9,261
AT&T Corp.consumer protection violation2005TX-AG$1,190,000
AT&T Mobility LLC and Cricket Wireless LLCconsumer protection violation2024TX-AG$2,044,827
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCconsumer protection violation2006TN-PUC$45,000
BellSouth CorporationForeign Corrupt Practices Act2002SEC$150,000
AT&Tinvestor protection violation2022SEC$6,250,000
AT&Tutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
AT&Tutility safety violation2024PA-PUC$7,000
AT&Tutility safety violation2024PA-PUC$5,000
AT&T Local Servicesutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
AT&Tutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$5,000
AT&Tutility safety violation2023PA-PUC$7,500
AT&Tutility safety violation2024PA-PUC$7,000
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS LLC DBA AT&T MOBILITYenvironmental violation2011PA-ENV$5,250
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005PA-AG$600,000
SBCworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$7,500
AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$22,500
AT & Tworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$9,750
SBC AMERITECHworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$5,375
SBCworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$8,700
AT AND T WIRELESSworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$6,205
SBCworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$6,250
PACIFIC BELLworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$18,270
DIRECTV HOME SERVICESworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$5,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$13,165
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,000
AT&T, INCworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$9,750
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONEworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$6,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONEworkplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$6,250
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INCworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,950
SBCworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,000
AT&T SERVICES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$5,375
AT&T NETWORK SERVICESworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$13,440
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T ILLINOISworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$7,500
AT&T WEST ROME SERVICE CENTERworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$10,500
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE DBA AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,000
DIRECTV HOME SERVICES INCworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$5,000
DIRECT TV HOME SERVICES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$9,000
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T ILLINOISworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$7,000
DIRECT TV HOME SERVICESworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$6,300
A T & T MOBILITY SERVICES, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$35,100
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE, INC. DBA AT&T ILLINOISworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$10,000
DIRECT TVworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$5,600
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE, INC.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$15,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$6,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$15,500
AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$13,000
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$20,020
AT&T CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$7,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T CORP.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$7,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONEworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$6,175
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,432
AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$7,605
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$7,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO.workplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$7,425
AT&T INCworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$16,000
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$13,870
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T CORP.workplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$14,060
AT & T MOBILITY SERVICES, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$20,007
AT&T SERVICES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$8,800
AT&T CORP.workplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$5,200
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$9,000
AT& T, INC.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$18,800
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$11,000
AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$5,801
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT&T SERVICES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$10,151
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$18,635
DIRECTV, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$19,300
PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONEworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$5,000
SBC Ameritech Ohioutility service violation2002OH-PUC$8,200,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.