ISP Charges Customers for Non-Returned Equipment After Failing to Send Return Label
Comcast promised a modem return label via mail and chat but never sent it, then began charging for the non-returned device. The customer has no way to return equipment they would like to return and no record from the ISP of the failed send. Equipment non-return fees are generated by ISP logistics failures rather than customer unwillingness to comply.
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