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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Comcast
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $1,000,000
Year: 2006
Date: March 16, 2006
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Comcast agreed to pay $1 million as part of a settlement over allegations its advertising and marketing practices for cable tv, internet and telephone services were deceptive or unfair.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Pennsylvania
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications; media
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