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Company: Qwest Communications International
Current Parent Company: Lumen Technologies
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Penalty: $6,500,000
Year: 2003
Date: May 7, 2003
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: The Federal Communications Commission entered into a Consent Decree with Qwest Communications International, Inc. in which Qwest admitted that it violated a federal ban on providing long distance services in its local service region prior to receiving FCC authorization.
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: Louisiana
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.