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Company: MCI Worldcom Inc.
Current Parent Company: Verizon Communications
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Penalty: $250,000
Year: 2002
Date: February 28, 2002
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: MCI agreed to pay $75,000 costs and set aside $175,000 for customer refunds in settlement of allegations its marketing for long-distance telephone service was deceptive and misleading, by failing to make clear all the restrictions and additional charges involved.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Missouri Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Missouri
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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