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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: $1,221,307,295
Number of records: 319
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$726,351,44979
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$347,355,31027
consumer protection violation$317,199,13942
benefit plan administrator violation$148,675,0004
wage and hour violation$140,931,75443
environmental violation$96,424,62429
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: 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
BellSouthutility service violation2001GA-PSC$7,000,000
Bell South Telecommunicationsenvironmental violation2011GA-ENV$7,313
Bellsouth Telecommunicationsenvironmental violation2006GA-ENV$15,000
AT&T Mobility LLCconsumer protection violation2014FTC$80,000,000
DIRECTVprivacy violation2009FTC$2,310,000
DIRECTVconsumer protection violation2005FTC$5,335,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2004FTC$365,000
AT&T Mobility, LLCconsumer protection violation2019FTC$60,000,000
AT&T Corp.consumer protection violation2005FL-AG$250,000
AT&T Mobilityconsumer protection violation2011FL-AG$1,760,000
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$450,000
AT&T Servicestelecommunications violation2016FCC$7,750,000
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$170,185
AT&T Mobility LLCtelecommunications violation2015FCC$100,000,000
AT&T Services Inc.telecommunications violation2015FCC$6,900,000
AT&T Services Inc.telecommunications violation2015FCC$25,000,000
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2015FCC$640,000
AT&T Mobilitytelecommunications violation2014FCC$105,000,000
AT&T Mobilitytelecommunications violation2013FCC$600,000
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2013FCC$18,250,000
AT&T Inc.telecommunications violation2012FCC$700,000
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2004FCC$490,000
DIRECTV Inc.telecommunications violation2004FCC$87,500
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2003FCC$780,000
SBC Communicationstelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,350,000
BellSouth Corporationtelecommunications violation2003FCC$1,400,000
AT&T Wirelesstelecommunications violation2002FCC$117,000
AT&T Wirelesstelecommunications violation2002FCC$2,000,000
SBC Communicationstelecommunications violation2002FCC$6,000,000
SBC Communicationstelecommunications violation2002FCC$3,600,000
SBC Communicationstelecommunications violation2001FCC$2,520,000
AT&T Mobilitytelecommunications violation2018FCC$5,250,000
AT&T Services, Inc.telecommunications violation2019FCC$75,000
AT&T Inc.telecommunications violation2020FCC$57,265,625
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2021FCC$460,000
New Cingular Wirelessenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
New Cingular Wirelessenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
AT&Tenvironmental violation2000EPA$1,800,000
AT&T Transoceanic Comm. LLCenvironmental violation2023EPA$40,000
AT & T CORPenvironmental violation2000EPA$195,000
AT&T Transoceanic Communications LLC et al.environmental violation2023EPA$40,000
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLCenvironmental violation2010EPA$57,255
AT&T BROADBAND LLCenvironmental violation2001EPA$60,441
AT&T CORP.environmental violation2001EPA$90,469
Cingular Wireless, LLCenvironmental 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
New Cingular - AWSenvironmental 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
AT&T Services, Inc.employment discrimination2010EEOC$60,000
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLCemployment discrimination2012EEOC$120,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2013EEOC$250,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2016EEOC$250,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$75,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2007EEOC$756,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$1,300,000
AT&T Corp.employment discrimination2000EEOC$50,000
Pacific Bell Telephone Companyemployment discrimination2018EEOC$15,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2003EEOC$75,000
AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$3,500,000
AT&T MissouriFalse Claims Act and related2009DOJ_CIVIL$1,400,000
AT&T Technical Services Corp.False Claims Act and related2009DOJ_CIVIL$8,266,414
AT&T Inc.civil contempt2009DOJ_CIVIL$2,000,000
AT&T Communications- East, Inc.False Claims Act and related2006DOJ_CIVIL$2,900,000
The DirecTV Group and Hughes Network Systems Corporation, Inc.export control violation2005DDTC$5,000,000
Hughes Electronics Corporationexport control violation2003DDTC$24,000,000
AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLCconsumer protection violation2021DC-AG$1,500,000
DIRECTV, LLCconsumer protection violation2021CO-AG$1,022,000
Pacific Bell Telephone Co.environmental violation2011CA-SCCDA$40,490
New Cingular Wireless Pcs and AT&T Mobilenvironmental violation2016CA-SCAQMD$97,500
DirecTVenvironmental violation2016CA-SCAQMD$17,500
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLCenvironmental violation2014CA-SCAQMD$5,000
DirecTVenvironmental violation2005CA-SCAQMD$10,000
Pacific Bellenvironmental violation2002CA-SCAQMD$10,000
AT&Tutility administrative violation2020CA-PUC$3,750,000
AT&T Mobility LLCutility safety violation2012CA-PUC$2,300,000
Cingular Wirelessconsumer protection violation2004CA-PUC$12,140,000
SBC Communicationsconsumer protection violation2002CA-PUC$27,000,000
Pacific Bellconsumer protection violation2001CA-PUC$25,550,000
AT&Tenvironmental violation2022CA-MULTI$5,900,000
Cricket Wirelesswage and hour violation2012CA-LCO$8,047
Cricket Wirelesswage and hour violation2011CA-LCO$6,000
Cricket Wirelesswage and hour violation2011CA-LCO$8,500
Cricket Wirelesswage and hour violation2011CA-LCO$6,000
AT & T Mobility, LLCwage and hour violation2008CA-LCO$12,064
AT&Tenvironmental violation2006CA-ARB$161,750
AT&Tenvironmental violation2014CA-AG$51,800,000
AT&Tenvironmental violation2006CA-AG$25,000,000
AT&T Mobilityconsumer protection violation2007CA-AG$500,000
DirecTVenvironmental violation2017CA-AG$9,500,000
AT&T Serviceswage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$2,750,000
AT&T Mobilitywage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$8,000,000
AT&T Mobilitywage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$5,000,000
Pacific Bell Telephonewage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-state$6,000,000
AT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$3,287,500
AT&Twage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$18,920,325
Pacific Bellwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$3,100,000
BellSouth Telecommunicationswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$8,129,675
AT&T Operationswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$12,500,000
AT&T Serviceswage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$17,000,000
Pacific Bellwage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
AT&T Serviceswage and hour violation2008private lawsuit-federal$11,200,000
Pacific Bell and Pacific Telesiswage and hour violation2001private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$370,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.