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People who dialled the service were kept hanging on the premium-rate line with recorded messages without being warned of the high cost. One customer is thought to have run up an £81 bill while another was charged more than £450 over three months for using the number-finding service.
Anyone who used 118500 in the period can apply to get the whole cost back. Register your complaint by email at 118500.complaints@bt.com. Say you are claiming a refund following the PhonepayPlus tribunal decision 17976.
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