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Company: Qwest
Current Parent Company: Lumen Technologies
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Penalty: $3,750,000
Year: 2003
Date: July 7, 2003
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Qwest agreed to pay $3.75 million and an unspecified amount in restitution in settlement of allegations of violations of consumer protection laws by misrepresenting services and charges, cramming phone bills and other unauthorized charges.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Arizona Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Arizona
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Louisiana
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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