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I Disputed my bill due to billing errors and Att is completely ignoring my letters
I have mailed AT&T two letters now disputing my bill due to billing errors, and my account does not reflect a dispute, nor have I received any response or any communication about my dispute at all. Per consumer law, if a consumer reports a dispute, the account cannot be collected on or disconnected during the 30 days for investigation. Why is it that my account does not even reflect that I have started a dispute at all. This is my last attempt to reach out to AT&T before I start reporting them to the consumer protection bureau tigta the IRS and possibly have to initiate arbitration
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dwill05
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9.1K Messages
3 months ago
Hopefully you sent your letters certified so that you have proof that you sent them and that they received them.
File a notice of dispute.
https://www.att.com/support/how-to/notice-of-dispute/
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skeeterintexas
ACE - Expert
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26.8K Messages
3 months ago
File a complaint with the BBB. Those are handled by the OOP and someone should contact you directly.
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JasonWrongman
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79 Messages
3 months ago
“Per consumer law, if a consumer reports a dispute, the account cannot be collected on or disconnected during the 30 days for investigation”
What law is that!?
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skeeterintexas
ACE - Expert
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26.8K Messages
3 months ago
I believe the law applies to debt collectors/collection agencies.
Consumer finance.gov
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gravesraves
4 Messages
3 months ago
Skeeterintexas, does att not collect debt?
Jasonwrongman, check out 1692g ;)
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MicCheck
ACE - Expert
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13.7K Messages
3 months ago
We'll assume 1692g applies (though I'm skeptical).
(1): That's on your bill
(2): AT&T
(3): You've disputed; irrelevant
(4): The debt has been verified by the bill
(5): Irrelevant
In any case, file the BBB complaint. That's the quickest way to get escalated to someone with enough authority to help.
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skeeterintexas
ACE - Expert
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26.8K Messages
3 months ago
As someone who was in the financial sector for 10 years, I would define a “debt collector” to be a collection agency that has purchased a debt from a service provider (AT&T, Verizon, etc.), bank or other financial institution (ie GMAC).
Collection agencies can be aggressive in their tactics and I can see that legislature would need to be passed to control them. 🤷♀️
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Jka1229
6 Messages
3 months ago
File a complaint with FCC.
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JasonWrongman
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79 Messages
3 months ago
You are the one who forgot to check 1692A:
”Entities which are generally excluded from the FDCPA:
1. Creditors (collecting their own debts), i.e. retail stores, banks, finance companies”
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skeeterintexas
ACE - Expert
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26.8K Messages
3 months ago
Good catch @JasonWrongman.
I figured they specifically used the words “debt collectors” for a reason.
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