FCC Enforcement Actions
Database covers 2018 to present.
The MegaDinger Top 40 Chart
Eat your heart out Casey! This list includes the 40 largest Dingers currently in our database.
| 1. | 2022-12-21 | NALF | Sumco Panama SA, Sumco Panama USA, Virtual Telecom kft, Virtual Telecom Inc., Davis Telecom Inc, Geist Telecom LLC, Fugle Telecom LLC, Tech Direct LLC, Mobi Telecom LLC, and Posting Express Inc. | $299,997,000 |
| Robocalling |
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| 2. | 2021-03-18 | FO | John C. Spiller; Jakob A. Mears; Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC; JSquared Telecom LLC; Only Web Leads LLC; Rising Phoenix Group; Rising Phoenix Holdings; RPG Leads; and Rising Eagle Capital Group – Cayman | $225,000,000 |
| Robocalling |
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| 3. | 2020-11-04 | CD | Virgin Mobile USA, L.P., d/b/a Assurance Wireless, Sprint Corporation, and T-Mobile US, Inc | $200,000,000 |
| Universal Service Fund |
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| 4. | 2018-05-10 | FO | Adrian Abramovich, Marketing Strategy Leaders, Inc., and Marketing Leaders, Inc | $120,000,000 |
| Spoofing |
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| 5. | 2022-07-14 | NALF | Thomas Dorsher, CariTel Inc, OnTel Inc, ScammerBlaster Inc | $116,156,250 |
| Robocalling |
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| 6. | 2020-02-28 | NALF | T-Mobile USA, Inc. | $91,630,000 |
| Customer Proprietary Network Information |
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| 7. | 2018-09-26 | FO | Philip Roesel, dba Wilmington Insurance Quotes, and Best Insurance Contracts, Inc | $82,106,000 |
| Robocalling |
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| 8. | 2023-01-17 | NALF | Q Link Wireless LLC | $62,000,000 |
| Emergency Broadband Benefit |
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| 9. | 2020-02-28 | NALF | AT&T Inc. | $57,265,625 |
| Customer Proprietary Network Information |
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| 10. | 2020-10-01 | FO | Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc., Waimana Enterprises, Inc., Albert S.N. Hee | $49,600,000 |
| Universal Service Fund |
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| 11. | 2020-02-28 | NALF | Verizon Communications | $48,318,750 |
| Customer Proprietary Network Information |
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| 12. | 2020-05-22 | CD | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. | $48,000,000 |
| TV Broadcast Licensee (other than LPTV) Sponsorship Identification |
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| 13. | 2022-02-18 | NALF | Gregory Robbins Interstate Brokers of America LLC National Health Agents LLC | $45,000,000 |
| Robocalling |
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| 14. | 2023-05-10 | CD | GCI Communication Corp. | $42,614,595 |
| Rural Health Care Program |
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| 15. | 2021-12-03 | CD | Sorenson Communications, LLC CaptionCall, LLC | $40,500,000 |
| Telecommunications Relay Services Fund Failure to file a report |
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| 16. | 2018-04-16 | CD | T-Mobile, USA, Inc | $40,000,000 |
| Wireline Competition Bureau |
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| 17. | 2020-10-28 | FO | Matter of Affordable Enterprises of Arizona, LLC | $37,525,000 |
| Spoofing |
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| 18. | 2020-02-05 | CD | TeleQuality Communications, LLC | $31,000,000 |
| Rural Health Care Program |
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| 19. | 2021-11-23 | CD | T-Mobile USA, Inc. | $19,500,000 |
| 9-1-1 service |
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| 20. | 2018-01-30 | NALF | DataConnex | $18,715,405 |
| Rural Health Care Program |
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| 21. | 2022-06-03 | CD | American Broadband & Telecommunications Company Jeffrey S. Ansted | $16,618,235 |
| Universal Service Fund Lifeline service qualification violations |
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| 22. | 2021-01-07 | NALF | Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. | $14,013,000 |
| Educational Broadband Service |
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| 23. | 2020-02-28 | NALF | Sprint Corporation | $12,240,000 |
| Customer Proprietary Network Information |
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| 24. | 2018-04-10 | CD | Sprint Corporation | $10,000,000 |
| National Environmental Policy Act |
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| 25. | 2020-11-19 | FO | Kenneth Moser dba Marketing Support Systems | $9,997,750 |
| Spoofing |
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| 26. | 2021-01-14 | FO | Scott Rhodes a.k.a. Scott David Rhodes, Scott D. Rhodes, Scott Platek, Scott P. Platek | $9,918,000 |
| Spoofing |
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| 27. | 2021-01-07 | NALF | North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation, Inc. | $8,268,000 |
| Educational Broadband Service |
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| 28. | 2021-01-07 | NALF | Shekinah Network | $6,377,500 |
| Educational Broadband Service |
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| 29. | 2020-06-26 | NALF | Tracfone Wireless, Inc | $6,013,000 |
| 30. | 2021-01-07 | NALF | The Northern Arizona University Foundation, Inc. | $5,485,000 |
| Educational Broadband Service |
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| 31. | 2018-06-28 | CD | AT&T Mobility, LLC | $5,250,000 |
| 9-1-1 service |
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| 32. | 2021-08-24 | NALF | John M. Burkman Jacob Alexander Wohl J.M. Burkman & Associates LLC | $5,134,500 |
| Robocalling |
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| 33. | 2020-06-05 | CD | magicJack VocalTec Ltd., magicJack, LP, and YMax Communications Corp | $5,000,000 |
Failure to file a report |
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| 34. | 2021-04-23 | FO | Tele Circuit Network Corporation | $4,145,000 |
| Slamming/Cramming |
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| 35. | 2021-01-07 | NALF | Rockne Educational Television, Inc. and The Learning Paradigm, Inc. | $3,975,000 |
| Educational Broadband Service |
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| 36. | 2023-04-27 | NALF | Connect Everyone, LLC | $3,846,000 |
| Auction 904 (Rural Digital Opportunity) Default |
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| 37. | 2021-12-17 | CD | CenturyLink, Inc. nka Lumen Technologies, Inc. | $3,800,000 |
| 9-1-1 service |
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| 38. | 2021-09-29 | CD | Pluto Inc. ViacomCBS Inc. | $3,500,000 |
| Closed Captioning/Video Description |
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| 39. | 2021-01-07 | NALF | Clarendon Foundation, Inc. | $3,346,000 |
| Educational Broadband Service |
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| 40. | 2023-04-27 | NALF | California Internet, L.P. dba GeoLinks | $3,075,000 |
| Auction 904 (Rural Digital Opportunity) Default |
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Amounts shown in NALs may not include forfeitures that were reduced upon a showing and reflected in a subsequent Forfeiture Order (FO). Forfeitures reduced or cancelled through a method other than a Forfeiture Order may not always reflect in the database.
Information derived from manual entry based on FCC decision documents. This database is maintained by REC Neworks. REC is not responsible for any database errors. Data provided is where-is, as-is. Please do appropriate legal research in order to support any findings in this database if the information is to be used for a pleading or other proceeding.
