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Company: T-Mobile USA Inc, dba T-Mobile
Current Parent Company: T-Mobile US
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Penalty: $20,000
Year: 2018
Date: July 30, 2018
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: insurance violation
Violation Description: $20,000 fine levied for offering an illegal inducement to Washington consumers in which T-Mobile agreed to pay the outstanding cell phone balances of customers who switched to T-Mobile so long as they purchased T-Mobile's PDP Plus plan, thereby violating RCW 48.30.140; RCW 48.30.150(1)(c).
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
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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