DISH Wireless LLC

Unknown 2026 Telecommunications
DOJ False_claims_act
Penalty
$17.3 million

Outcome

$17,280,240 settlement resolving allegations of False Claims Act, common law, and Communications Act violations. Settlement includes requirements for improved compliance procedures and agent oversight for federal subsidy programs.

Details

DISH Wireless LLC agreed to pay $17.28M to resolve False Claims Act violations related to fraudulent enrollment in FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefits Program (EBBP) and Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), where ineligible subscribers were enrolled to receive federal broadband subsidies.

Source: DOJ Press Release

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