ISP Duplicate Account Errors Trigger Wrongful Collections and Service Shutoffs
Internet providers create duplicate customer accounts through internal errors, then bill customers for cancelled duplicate services and send accounts to collections when customers refuse to pay for charges that were never their obligation. Service interruptions result from these billing disputes despite the customer's own account being current. Customers spend months in repeated escalation cycles with no resolution, as each support call resets progress.
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