WASHINGTON-U.S. officials said they reached a settlement with Alltel Corp. for environmental violations that require the Arkansas wireline-wireless carrier to pay a $1 million fine.
The agreement between Alltel and the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency was filed in the U.S. District Court in Little Rock.
U.S. officials said that unlike many of its telecom competitors, Alltel failed to disclose its violations, and therefore, received a larger penalty.
“Given the importance of this type of initiative in ensuring compliance and providing a level playing field to those companies who elect to participate, we feel it incumbent to pursue those companies who fail to comply,” said John Peter Suarez, the assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
