Customer Experience · Service & Billing DisputesstructuralTelecomCoverage MapMisleading DataContract Lock In

Carrier coverage maps misrepresent real-world signal quality

Mobile carrier coverage maps significantly overstate actual signal quality, causing customers to sign multi-year contracts based on false information. By the time the gap is discovered, the customer is locked in with no cancellation right — the map inaccuracy functions as a sales deception mechanism.

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