Verizon Communications paid the United States $93.5 million to resolve allegations that the company overcharged the General Services Administration (GSA) on invoices dealing with government-wide voice and data telecommunications services contracts. (Verizon had previously refunded the government an additional $3 million.) Verizon subsidiary MCI Communications Services Inc. (d/b/a Verizon Business Services) was alleged to have submitted false claims to GSA for a variety of federal, state and local taxes and surcharges in violation of the contracts or applicable regulations.