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Industry: telecommunications
Penalty Total since 2000: $14,621,121,891
Number of Records: 1,253
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	$491,388,292	108
Frontier Communications	$420,241,072	32

Individual Penalty Records:

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Company	Current Parent	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
Verizon	Verizon Communications	wage and hour violation	2010	private lawsuit-state	$5,000,000
Comcast Corporation	Comcast	benefit plan administrator violation	2011	private lawsuit-federal	$5,000,000
Altice	Altice USA Inc.	consumer protection violation	2018	NY-AG	$5,000,000
DirecTV	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2005	MULTI-AG	$5,000,000
EchoStar Communications Corporation	DISH Network	consumer protection violation	2003	MULTI-AG	$5,000,000
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.	Frontier Communications	utility safety violation	2021	NY-PSC	$5,000,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2004	CA-PUC	$4,836,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2003	WHD	$4,779,985
Cablevision Systems Corporation	Altice USA Inc.	consumer protection violation	2019	private lawsuit-federal	$4,750,000
Vonage America Inc.	Ericsson	consumer protection violation	2011	private lawsuit-federal	$4,750,000
Cingular Wireless, LLC	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2007	WHD	$4,711,767
TracFone Wireless Inc.	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2013	FCC	$4,573,376
Avaya Inc.	Avaya Holdings	employment discrimination	2007	private lawsuit-state	$4,555,459
NBC Universal Television Group	Comcast	wage and hour violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$4,266,000
Lucent Technologies World Services Inc.	Nokia	False Claims Act and related	2012	DOJ_CIVIL	$4,200,000
Verizon Business Network Services LLC	Verizon Communications	False Claims Act and related	2023	DOJ_CIVIL	$4,091,317
Southern New England Telephone	Frontier Communications	telecommunications violation	2015	FCC	$4,000,000
Sprint/United Management Company	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2019	private lawsuit-federal	$4,000,000
Verizon Wireless	Verizon Communications	privacy violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$4,000,000
Lumen Technologies	Lumen Technologies	telecommunications violation	2021	FCC	$3,800,000
Time Warner Cable	Charter Communications	wage and hour violation	2014	private lawsuit-federal	$3,750,000
Qwest	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2003	AZ-AG	$3,750,000
AT&T	AT&T	utility administrative violation	2020	CA-PUC	$3,750,000
Ameritech	AT&T	utility administrative violation	2000	MI-PSC	$3,750,000
SBC Communications	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2002	FCC	$3,600,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile US	utility service violation	2022	CA-PUC	$3,585,000
AT&T	AT&T	False Claims Act and related	2013	DOJ_CIVIL	$3,500,000
MCI Worldcom	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2000	FCC	$3,500,000
Time Warner Cable	Charter Communications	wage and hour violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$3,500,000
Qwest Communications	Lumen Technologies	utility administrative violation	2005	NM-PRC	$3,500,000
MCI Communication Services	Verizon Communications	wage and hour violation	2009	private lawsuit-federal	$3,450,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	telecommunications violation	2015	FCC	$3,400,000
Sprint Nextel	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$3,370,000
MCI	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2006	CA-PUC	$3,300,000
AT&T	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2013	private lawsuit-federal	$3,287,500
Cricket Wireless, LLC and AT&T, Inc.	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2021	MD-AG	$3,274,973
Sprint/United Management Company	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2019	private lawsuit-federal	$3,250,000
Level 3 Communications, Inc.	Lumen Technologies	benefit plan administrator violation	2012	private lawsuit-federal	$3,200,000
Qwest Corporation	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2002	WA-UTC	$3,200,000
Pacific Bell	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2013	private lawsuit-federal	$3,100,000
Verizon Select Services Inc. and Snyder Communications	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2001	FL-AG	$3,100,000
VONAGE	Ericsson	consumer protection violation	2009	MULTI-AG	$3,000,000
Sprint	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2015	FTC	$2,950,000
AT&T Communications- East, Inc.	AT&T	False Claims Act and related	2006	DOJ_CIVIL	$2,900,000
Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC	Lumen Technologies	utility service violation	2016	WA-UTC	$2,854,750
Nextel	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2010	private lawsuit-federal	$2,800,000
AT&T Services	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2018	private lawsuit-federal	$2,750,000
Sprint United Management Company	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2021	private lawsuit-federal	$2,750,000
Sprint	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2011	private lawsuit-federal	$2,712,000
Frontier Communications of New York, Inc.	Frontier Communications	utility service violation	2021	NY-PSC	$2,700,000
CenturyLink	Lumen Technologies	consumer protection violation	2016	ND-PSC	$2,660,000
AT&T Mobility	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2009	NY-AG	$2,630,000
SBC Communications	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2001	FCC	$2,520,000
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. et al.	Frontier Communications	utility service violation	2022	CA-PUC	$2,504,000
Windstream Corporation	Windstream	telecommunications violation	2014	FCC	$2,500,000
T-Mobile	T-Mobile US	privacy violation	2022	MULTI-AG	$2,430,000
T-Mobile	T-Mobile US	privacy violation	2022	MULTI-AG	$2,430,000
General Communication Inc.	Liberty Broadband	telecommunications violation	2016	FCC	$2,400,000
Sprint Communications	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2004	FL-AG	$2,400,000
Blockbuster Inc.	DISH Network	employment discrimination	2011	EEOC	$2,328,668
DIRECTV	AT&T	privacy violation	2009	FTC	$2,310,000
Comcast	Comcast	telecommunications violation	2016	FCC	$2,300,000
AT&T Mobility LLC	AT&T	utility safety violation	2012	CA-PUC	$2,300,000
Cellco Partnership LLP d/b/a Verizon Wireless	Verizon Communications	utility safety violation	2012	CA-PUC	$2,300,000
Sprint Telephony PCS, L.P.	T-Mobile US	utility safety violation	2012	CA-PUC	$2,300,000
Time Warner Cable	Charter Communications	consumer protection violation	2013	NY-AG	$2,200,000
Cricket Communications Inc.	AT&T	False Claims Act and related	2014	USAO	$2,174,432
AT&T Inc.	AT&T	civil contempt	2009	DOJ_CIVIL	$2,000,000
AT&T Wireless	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2002	FCC	$2,000,000
DISH Network L.L.C.	DISH Network	consumer protection violation	2015	CO-AG	$2,000,000
T-Mobile USA Inc	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2021	private lawsuit-federal	$2,000,000
Dish Network	DISH Network	wage and hour violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$1,918,036
Time Warner Cable Inc.	Charter Communications	consumer protection violation	2013	FTC	$1,900,000
Ribbon Communications Inc. (fka Sonus Networks)	Ribbon Communications	investor protection violation	2018	SEC	$1,900,000
MetroPCS	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2015	private lawsuit-state	$1,850,000
AT&T	AT&T	environmental violation	2000	EPA	$1,800,000
Sprint	T-Mobile US	wage and hour violation	2018	private lawsuit-federal	$1,800,000
Universal City Studios	Comcast	wage and hour violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$1,800,000
AT&T Mobility	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2011	FL-AG	$1,760,000
Ericsson de Panama S. A.	Ericsson	export control violation	2012	BIS	$1,753,000
DISH Network LLC	DISH Network	employment screening violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$1,750,000
Verizon	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2014	MD-AG	$1,700,000
Cingular Wireless	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2004	MULTI-AG	$1,666,666
Sprint PCS	T-Mobile US	consumer protection violation	2004	MULTI-AG	$1,666,666
Verizon Wireless	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2004	MULTI-AG	$1,666,666
AT&T, Inc.	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2023	MD-AG	$1,625,000
Cricket Wireless, LLC	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2023	MD-AG	$1,625,000
Verizon Connect Inc.	Verizon Communications	wage and hour violation	2024	private lawsuit-federal	$1,625,000
General Communication Inc.	Liberty Broadband	False Claims Act and related	2011	DOJ_CIVIL	$1,556,075
Lucent Technologies Inc.	Nokia	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	2007	SEC	$1,500,000
Pacific Bell	AT&T	wage and hour violation	2009	private lawsuit-federal	$1,500,000
Verizon Wireless	Verizon Communications	consumer protection violation	2009	FL-AG	$1,500,000
AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLC	AT&T	consumer protection violation	2021	DC-AG	$1,500,000
US West Communications	Lumen Technologies	utility service violation	2000	AZ-CC	$1,500,000
Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, Inc.	Verizon Communications	employment discrimination	2003	private lawsuit-state	$1,479,320
Comcast	Comcast	wage and hour violation	2023	IL-DOL	$1,419,120
AT&T Missouri	AT&T	False Claims Act and related	2009	DOJ_CIVIL	$1,400,000
BellSouth Corporation	AT&T	telecommunications violation	2003	FCC	$1,400,000
Alcatel-Lucent Inc.	Nokia	employment discrimination	2013	private lawsuit-federal	$1,400,000
Cablevision Systems Corporation	Altice USA Inc.	wage and hour violation	2019	private lawsuit-federal	$1,400,000
New Cingular Wireless	AT&T	environmental violation	2013	EPA	$1,375,000