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Company: Sprint Communications
Current Parent Company: T-Mobile US
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Penalty: $1,200,000
Year: 2005
Date: June 7, 2005
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: Sprint agreed to pay $1.2 million in cash and donated calling cards in settlement of allegations it switched customers' long distance service from another carrier to Sprint without full knowledge or approval.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Michigan Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Michigan
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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