AT&T auto-billing continued for months after service was cancelled
A customer cancelled AT&T service after two months of non-functional phone service, but AT&T continued auto-billing via autopay for several subsequent months. Multiple calls failed to stop the charges, requiring a loyalty department escalation and full refund. Even after a resolution, billing restarted the following month, indicating a systemic failure in cancellation processing.
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