A settlement has been reached to resolve False Claims Act allegations against Level 3 Communications LLC.
The allegations arose from a lawsuit, claiming that Level 3 Communications LLC, a Colorado based telecommunications and Internet service provider company, violated its agreement to run fiber optic cables alongside Commonwealth highways.
Level 3 Communications LLC allegedly withheld rental payments to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation under an agreement that allows it to run fiber optic cables alongside state highways and also breached its contract with Massachusetts Department of Transportation by concealing the amount it owed the state agency and intentionally avoiding its annual rent obligations.
As part of the settlement, Level 3 Communications LLC will pay $7 million immediately to the commonwealth and $1.2 million over the next four years.