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How Do I Dispute Charges on My Verizon Wireless Bill?

In a nutshell: If something is off about your recent Verizon Wireless bill, you may need to dispute an incorrect charge on it with the company. There are a few different ways of doing this. Most of the time, it should be a fast and relatively simple process.

Introduction

If something is off about your recent Verizon Wireless bill, you may need to dispute an incorrect charge on it with the company. There are a few different ways of doing this. Most of the time, it should be a fast and relatively simple process.

What You'll Need

There is a time limit involved, so don't put this off for too long. You need to dispute the charges within 180 days of the billing date.Additionally, you need to file a formal Notice of Dispute at least 60 days before beginning the arbitration process, if you end up needing to take your dispute to arbitration.

Call a Verizon Wireless customer service representative.

Verizon Wireless customer service
Explain to the representative what has happened, and why you think the charge was in error. In some cases, the issue may be more than the representative can authorize themselves, and a supervisor may need to be brought in.
If customer service cannot help you and you wish to continue the dispute, continue with the next step.
If the charge you are disputing is a simple error that should be easy to correct, calling customer service is going to be the fastest, easiest way to do it. More significant mistakes, issues which may be open to interpretation, and things which you may not quickly be able to prove may require filing a written notice of dispute. To do this, continue with the next step.
If you are a Verizon Wireless business customer, skip to step 10.

Go to the Verizon Wireless Notice of Dispute form.

Verizon Wireless Notice of Dispute form

Download the form, fill it out, and sign it, either electronically or by printing it out.

Mail your printed copy to:

Verizon Wireless HQ Dispute Resolution Manager
One Verizon Way, 54S092C, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-1097
You can fax it to 301-966-5086.
You can email an electronic copy to NoticeofDispute@Verizonwireless.com.

Wait the required 60 day period.

During this time, you may continue to try to work things out with customer service.

Go to the American Arbitration Association website.

American Arbitration Association website

Click on the File a Case button in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

Follow the prompts to initiate a dispute with Verizon Wireless.

You will have additional forms to fill out. AAA will inform you of the details of the arbitration process, which could take weeks or months.
If arbitration does not work out for you, and if the amount of the disputed charge is less than $10,000, and if you want to continue the dispute process, you can continue with the next step.

Contact your state's small claims court.

Ask how to file a small claims suit against Verizon Wireless, and if your case qualifies for small claims court. Fill out the appropriate forms, file them, and then attend your hearing.
Do not proceed with subsequent steps.

Go to the Verizon Wireless business page and log in to your account.

Verizon Wireless business page

Click on Billing.

Select the Create Inquiry option.

Click Yes.

Select the "Charges on my bill" issue.

Click the Submit button.

Wait for a reply from Verizon Wireless.

Follow the instructions to continue the dispute process.

Conclusion

If you need to contact Verizon Wireless' customer service, you can reach them by phone from 7:00 am to 11 pm EST on weekdays and 8:00 am to 9:00 pm EST on weekends. Online customer service options are also available.

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