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Telecom Customers Face Broken Promises on Promotional Offers and Billing

A customer describes a cascade of scheduling errors, canceled service, and unauthorized charges after signing up for a promotional telecom bundle. The dispute highlights gaps in accountability when call center promises are not honored by billing systems.

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