Telecom customers struggle to get billed fees waived despite verbal assurances
Customers who receive verbal fee waivers from telecom sales or support agents often find the fee charged anyway, then must spend hours across multiple calls to get it corrected. The lack of a written record of the promised waiver leaves customers with no leverage to dispute the charge.
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