AT&T Charges Customers for Phones Lost in Transit with No Dispute Path
Customers are billed for devices that were stolen in transit before delivery and never received, with AT&T continuing to charge despite UPS documentation of the incident. There is no self-service dispute mechanism — customers must engage support manually with no guaranteed outcome.
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