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Telecom Charges $10 Fee for Each Customer Service Contact Attempting Bill Correction

T-Mobile charged $10 for each customer service interaction in which the customer tried to dispute erroneous charges, making the bill progressively worse with each correction attempt. This trap pattern compounds consumer harm.

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