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Company: Frontier Communications Corp. et al.
Current Parent Company: Frontier Communications
Penalty: $750,000
Year: 2020
Date: July 13, 2020
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Frontier Communications Corp., Frontier Communications of America, Inc., Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc., and Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota, LLC agreed to pay $750,000 (planned for restitution) in settlement of allegations they used deceptive practices to overcharge customers and improperly marketed internet services that did not reach advertised speed or reliability.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Minnesota Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Minnesota
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Connecticut
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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