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Company: Dish Network
Current Parent Company: EchoStar Corporation
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Penalty: $280,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: June 6, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: As the result of Do Not Call litigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, as well as the states of California, Illinois, North Carolina, and Ohio, a federal court in Illinois ordered penalties totaling $280 million and strong injunctive relief against Englewood, Colorado-based satellite television provider Dish Network.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Colorado
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications equipment
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.