Telecom provider misrepresented plan pricing to lock in customer
A customer was verbally promised a stable rate and free phone by an Xfinity salesperson, but bills increased $40/month and cancellation requires a $325 device payment. This reflects systemic telecom sales deception practices with limited software-solvable components.
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