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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Failure to Comply with Merger Conditions
On August 16, 2002, the Federal Communications Commission negotiated the terms of a consent decree with Verizon that ended an investigation into potential non-compliance with the GTE-Bell Atlantic merger conditions. As part of the consent decree, Verizon agreed to pay $260,000 as well as implement a compliance plan.
- Misconduct Type
- Antitrust
- Enforcement Agency
- FCC
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Consent Decree
- 8/16/2002