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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 Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
SBC Communicationsbenefit plan administrator violation2002private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
AT&T Corporationbenefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
SBC Pension Benefit Plan-Nonbargained Programbenefit plan administrator violation2008private lawsuit-federal$16,000,000
Bellsouth Corporationbenefit plan administrator violation2006private lawsuit-federal$93,675,000
AT&T Inc.civil contempt2009DOJ_CIVIL$2,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCconsumer protection violation2014FTC$80,000,000
DIRECTVconsumer protection violation2005FTC$5,335,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2004FTC$365,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2008IL-AG$7,000,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MA-AG$565,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2013MD-AG$1,000,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MN-AG$1,288,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MO-AG$50,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2004NY-AG$400,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2000NY-AG$40,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005PA-AG$600,000
AT&T Corp.consumer protection violation2005FL-AG$250,000
AT&T Corp.consumer protection violation2005TX-AG$1,190,000
AT&T Mobilityconsumer protection violation2011FL-AG$1,760,000
AT&T Mobilityconsumer protection violation2009NY-AG$2,630,000
AT&T Mobilityconsumer protection violation2007CA-AG$500,000
Cingular Wirelessconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
Cingular Wireless LLCconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$35,000
DirecTVconsumer protection violation2010MULTI-AG$13,250,000
DirecTVconsumer protection violation2005MULTI-AG$5,000,000
DirecTV, Inc.consumer protection violation2006WI-AG$115,000
AT&T Mobility, LLCconsumer protection violation2019FTC$60,000,000
DIRECTVconsumer protection violation2017WI-DATC$292,500
AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLCconsumer protection violation2021DC-AG$1,500,000
DIRECTV, LLCconsumer protection violation2021CO-AG$1,022,000
Cricket Wireless, LLC and AT&T, Inc.consumer protection violation2021MD-AG$3,274,973
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&Tconsumer protection violation2002LA-PSC$175,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2001MI-PSC$15,000
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCconsumer protection violation2006TN-PUC$45,000
AT&T Communications of Texas, L.P.consumer protection violation2005TX-PUC$195,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2008WA-UTC$300,000
AT&T Inc.consumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$5,500,000
AT&T Mobility LLCconsumer protection violation2022private lawsuit-federal$14,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCconsumer protection violation2021private lawsuit-federal$12,000,000
AT&T Mobility LLCconsumer protection violation2010private lawsuit-federal$18,000,000
DirecTVconsumer protection violation2023private lawsuit-federal$9,400,000
AT&T, Inc.consumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
Cricket Wireless, LLCconsumer protection violation2023MD-AG$1,625,000
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 discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$370,000
South Central Bellemployment discrimination2003private lawsuit-federal$6,000,000
Southwestern Bellemployment discrimination2012private lawsuit-state$5,120,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2005private lawsuit-state$950,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2003EEOC$75,000
AT&T Services Inc.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$173,000
AT&T Services Inc.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$173,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2023OFCCP$19,741
AT&Temployment discrimination2024NJ-AG$172,500
AT&T Corp.employment screening violation2016private lawsuit-federal$405,510
DirecTV, LLCemployment screening violation2018private lawsuit-federal$125,000
DirecTV, LLCemployment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$600,000
New Cingular Wirelessenvironmental violation2013EPA$1,375,000
New Cingular Wirelessenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
AT&Tenvironmental violation2000EPA$1,800,000
AT&Tenvironmental violation2014CA-AG$51,800,000
AT&Tenvironmental violation2006CA-AG$25,000,000
DirecTVenvironmental violation2017CA-AG$9,500,000
Pacific Bell Telephone Co.environmental violation2011CA-SCCDA$40,490
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS LLC DBA AT&T MOBILITYenvironmental violation2011PA-ENV$5,250
AT&Tenvironmental violation2006CA-ARB$161,750
Bell South Telecommunicationsenvironmental violation2011GA-ENV$7,313
Bellsouth Telecommunicationsenvironmental violation2006GA-ENV$15,000
AT&T MOBILITYenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$45,580
AT&T CORPORATIONenvironmental violation2002NJ-ENV$9,000
AT&T Services, Inc.environmental violation2019VA-ENV$7,087
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&Tenvironmental violation2022CA-MULTI$5,900,000
AT&T Transoceanic Comm. LLCenvironmental violation2023EPA$40,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone Companyenvironmental violation2023TX-ENV$9,261
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
The DirecTV Group and Hughes Network Systems Corporation, Inc.export control violation2005DDTC$5,000,000
Hughes Electronics Corporationexport control violation2003DDTC$24,000,000
AT&TFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$3,500,000
AT&T MissouriFalse Claims Act and related2009DOJ_CIVIL$1,400,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.