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Company: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Verizon Communications
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Penalty: $10,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: January 1, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: This decision approves the settlement agreement between the California Public Utilities Commission Safety and Enforcement Division and TracFone Wireless, Inc. The settlement agreement resolves all outstanding issues in this Investigation and related court action concerning TracFone's collection of public purpose program surcharges and user fees on intrastate revenue since 2000 and provides that TracFone shall pay a $10 million penalty.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Public Utilities Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: D.15-12-031
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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