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Verizon puts cellphone customer through the wringer

Submitted: June 10, 2009 - 7:46am
Last updated: June 10, 2009 - 7:46am
Source: Los Angeles Times
Author: David Lazarus

The company tries to hold a man accountable for $10,000 worth of Internet access in a month. It eventually admits a billing error.

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