AT&T rep uses deceptive pricing tricks to inflate customer bill far above quote
A customer on a fixed income was quoted a maximum bill by an AT&T sales rep who then added a fake business line, an extra line, and hidden fees, resulting in a bill nearly double what was promised. Single-rep sales-practice complaint, not a generalizable software problem.
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