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AT&T charges more than written promised plan rate with no path to correction

AT&T billed significantly above a five-line plan rate promised in writing via SMS, and multiple escalations through customer service, BBB, FCC, and the AT&T President office produced no billing correction. The customer is pursuing small claims court to cancel without penalty.

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