AT&T Disputes Two Years of Autopay Enrollment, Blocks Timely Cancellation
An AT&T customer with two years of active autopay enrollment is charged a no-autopay fee, told to re-enroll, and then blocked from cancelling service until a policy-driven future date while being billed in full. The account highlights inflexible billing and cancellation policies during a disputed-fee escalation.
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