http://www.telecomauditguide.com/toll-free/a-few-tips-for-avoiding-900-number-problems/ "Telecom Tips and Strategies" by TelCon Associates, Inc. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.telecomauditguide.com/toll-free/a-few-tips-for-avoiding-900-number-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-469 U.S. Senate Probes Problem of Cramming on Phone Bills | Telecom Fraud | TelCon Associates Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:25:04 +0000 http://www.telecomauditguide.com/toll-free/a-few-tips-for-avoiding-900-number-problems/#comment-469 [...] “cramming” and it is a topic that we have been writing and teaching about for years in telecom fraud articles as well as a part of our telecom auditing workshops.  Cramming is now apparently getting bad [...] [...] “cramming” and it is a topic that we have been writing and teaching about for years in telecom fraud articles as well as a part of our telecom auditing workshops.  Cramming is now apparently getting bad [...]

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]]> http://www.telecomauditguide.com/toll-free/a-few-tips-for-avoiding-900-number-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Paul Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:03:30 +0000 http://www.telecomauditguide.com/toll-free/a-few-tips-for-avoiding-900-number-problems/#comment-248 Verizon is an "authorized billing agent" for these companies and while they are supposed to carefully document what they do of course they do not. If and when this happens, call the company placing the charge immediately & dispute the charge. Chances are they will reverse it without much trouble. Then call your local provider and tell them you are reducing your bill by that amount, the company that generated the charge is crediting your account, that you want your account blocked and you are contacting the FCC to issue a complaint.I did all of the above, got the companyies money back & no more strange charges. Verizon is an “authorized billing agent” for these companies and while they are supposed to
carefully document what they do of course they do not. If and when this happens, call the company placing the charge immediately & dispute the charge. Chances are they will reverse it without much trouble. Then call your local provider and tell them you are reducing your bill by that amount, the company that generated the charge is crediting your account, that you want your account blocked and you are contacting the FCC to issue a complaint.I did all of the above, got the companyies money back & no more strange charges.

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