UPDATE 1-Verizon to pay $5 mln for problems with calls to U.S. rural areas
January 26, 2015 at 16:52 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc will pay a $2 million fine and spend $3 million on compliance programs to settle a government inquiry into calls not going through to some customers in rural areas, U.S. regulators said on Monday.