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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: AT&T
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol T)
Headquartered in: Texas
Major Industry: telecommunications
Specific Industry: telecommunications
Penalty total since 2000: $1,298,782,739
Number of records: 334
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$811,600,09391
employment-related offenses$309,194,915136
environment-related offenses$96,424,62429
competition-related offenses$52,150,0004
government-contracting-related offenses$18,240,8465
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
telecommunications violation$350,680,30030
consumer protection violation$329,122,79349
benefit plan administrator violation$148,675,0004
wage and hour violation$140,931,75443
privacy violation$106,370,0008
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
AT&T Mobilitytelecommunications violation2013FCC$600,000
DirecTV, LLCemployment screening violation2017private lawsuit-federal$600,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005PA-AG$600,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MA-AG$565,000
Leap Wireless International, Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$547,072
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2004NC-AG$500,000
AT&T Mobilityconsumer protection violation2007CA-AG$500,000
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2004FCC$490,000
Cingular Wireless, LLC.wage and hour violation2004WHD$462,448
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2021FCC$460,000
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$450,000
AT&T Corp.employment screening violation2016private lawsuit-federal$405,510
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2004NY-AG$400,000
Cingular Wireless, LLC.wage and hour violation2007WHD$396,782
DirecTVwage and hour violation2015WHD$395,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$370,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2004FTC$365,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2008WA-UTC$300,000
Ameritech Ohioconsumer protection violation2000OH-PUC$295,000
DIRECTVconsumer protection violation2017WI-DATC$292,500
AT&Temployment discrimination2013EEOC$250,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2016EEOC$250,000
AT&T Corp.consumer protection violation2005FL-AG$250,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone Companyutility service violation2013TX-PUC$227,000
AT&T Communications of Texas, L.P.consumer protection violation2005TX-PUC$195,000
AT & T CORPenvironmental violation2000EPA$195,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2002LA-PSC$175,000
AT&T Services Inc.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$173,000
AT&T Services Inc.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$173,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2024NJ-AG$172,500
AT&Ttelecommunications violation2016FCC$170,185
AT&Tair pollution violation2006CA-ARB$161,750
BellSouth CorporationForeign Corrupt Practices Act2002SEC$150,000
Southwestern Bell Telephoneprivacy violation2005MO-AG$150,000
New Cingular Wirelessenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
Cingular Wireless, LLCenvironmental violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $125,728
DirecTV, LLCemployment screening violation2018private lawsuit-federal$125,000
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLCemployment discrimination2012EEOC$120,000
AT&T Wirelesstelecommunications violation2002FCC$117,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.labor relations violation2009NLRB$117,000
DirecTV, Inc.consumer protection violation2006WI-AG$115,000
AT&T Corporationlabor relations violation2004NLRB$101,864
A T & Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$100,000
SBC Communicationswage and hour violation2004WHD$98,547
New Cingular Wireless Pcs and AT&T Mobilair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$97,500
180 Connect Incwage and hour violation2007WHD$96,475
AT&T Corp.labor relations violation2003NLRB$90,900
AT&T CORP.environmental violation2001EPA$90,469
DIRECTV Inc.telecommunications violation2004FCC$87,500
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.labor relations violation2007NLRB$82,000
AT&T (Southwestern Bell Telephone)labor relations violation2009NLRB$80,000
AT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$78,000
Bell Soutn Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$77,472
AT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$75,000
AT&T Corporationlabor relations violation2005NLRB$75,000
AT&T Services, Inc.telecommunications violation2019FCC$75,000
AT&Temployment discrimination2003EEOC$75,000
AT&T Services, Inc.telecommunications violation2024FCC$75,000
Leap Wireless International, Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$63,031
Southwestern Bell Telephone Companylabor relations violation2001NLRB$60,846
Bell Southlabor relations violation2007NLRB$60,825
AT&T BROADBAND LLCenvironmental violation2001EPA$60,441
AT&T Services, Inc.employment discrimination2010EEOC$60,000
AT & Tlabor relations violation2012NLRB$60,000
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.labor relations violation2006NLRB$58,665
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLCenvironmental violation2010EPA$57,255
AT&TFamily and Medical Leave Act2011WHD$55,979
Leap Wireless International Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$50,132
AT&T Corp.employment discrimination2000EEOC$50,000
DirecTV Home Services Sacramentolabor relations violation2010NLRB$50,000
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2005MO-AG$50,000
DIRECTV Inc.privacy violation2006MO-AG$50,000
180 Connect, Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$47,588
AT&T MOBILITYenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$45,580
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCconsumer protection violation2006TN-PUC$45,000
Bellsouth Telecommunicationslabor relations violation2002NLRB$42,000
Pacific Bell Telephone Co.environmental violation2011CA-SCCDA$40,490
AT&Tconsumer protection violation2000NY-AG$40,000
AT&T Transoceanic Comm. LLCunderground storage tank violation2023EPA$40,000
AT&T Transoceanic Communications LLC et al.environmental violation2023EPA$40,000
AT&T Mobility LLClabor relations violation2011NLRB$39,972
Bell South Telecommunicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$39,700
SBC Internet Services Inc. d/b/a AT&T Internet Serviceslabor relations violation2010NLRB$38,187
AT&Tlabor relations violation2004NLRB$37,000
AT&T CORPwage and hour violation2021IL-DOL$35,500
A T & T MOBILITY SERVICES, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$35,100
AT&Tlabor relations violation2010NLRB$35,000
Cingular Wireless LLCconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$35,000
AT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$34,000
AT&T/SBClabor relations violation2006NLRB$30,000
Leap Wireless International, Inc.wage and hour violation2010WHD$28,911
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.labor relations violation2007NLRB$28,477
AT&T Broadband d/b/a TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc.labor relations violation2003NLRB$25,500
AT&Tlabor relations violation2006NLRB$25,000
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.labor relations violation2004NLRB$25,000
AT&T/ALSlabor relations violation2000NLRB$24,000
AT&T Texasconsumer protection violation2016TX-PUC$24,000
SBC, Inc.labor relations violation2003NLRB$23,646
AT&T Services, Incwage and hour violation2010WHD$22,556
AT&Tworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$22,500
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.