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Company: Hilton Worldwide
Current Parent Company: Hilton Worldwide
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Penalty: $25,000
Year: 2015
Date: November 2, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau proposed a $25,000 fine against Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. for its apparent obstruction of an investigation into whether Hilton engaged in the blocking of consumers' Wi-Fi devices.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: hotels
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hotels
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.