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Company: Qwest Communications
Current Parent Company: Lumen Technologies
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Penalty: $3,500,000
Year: 2005
Date: July 1, 2005
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: utility administrative violation
Violation Description: The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission ordered the Denver-based telecommunication company to pay a $2 million fine to the state and $1.5 million to five telecommunication companies for failing to abide by state and federal regulations.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Mexico
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
Source of Data: Qwest to pay $3.5 million, Albuquerque Tribune, July 1, 2005 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.