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Company: Sprint Corporation
Current Parent Company: T-Mobile US
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Penalty: $1,125,000
Year: 2004
Date: September 10, 2004
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Sprint Corporation and AT&T Corp. agreed to pay $1.125 million and $365,000, respectively, to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they failed to notify certain applicants for telephone service of their rights under federal credit laws.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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