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Company: Verizon Communications Inc.
Current Parent Company: Verizon Communications
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Penalty: $75,000
Year: 2005
Date: April 4, 2005
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: Verizon agreed to pay $75,000 as part of the settlement of allegations relating to the placement of unauthorized third party charges placed on telephone bills.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
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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