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Company: General Communication Inc.
Current Parent Company: Liberty Broadband
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Penalty: $1,556,075
Year: 2011
Date: February 22, 2011
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: General Communication Inc. paid $1,556,075 to settle allegations that Alaska DigiTel LLC, a former Alaska limited liability company now owned by GCI, submitted false claims to the Federal Communications Commission's Low Income Support Program.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Colorado
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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