Airtel Mobile Karnataka - Airtel - False Bills And No Response To Complaints And Now Legal Notice
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Complaint by: Sourabh on June 4, 2010, 7:19 pm in Mobile Service Providers

Hi Sir,

I had taken Airtel USB Modem with Data Card no - ********89.

I lost my USB in mid-Feb 2010. I registered complaint with Airtel, & was told that my complaint has been registered & the number would be blocked.

To my shock, I received a mail on March 11, 2010 saying I have to pay outstanding bill. The bill number was 1019342771.

I didn\'t understand, because I had already lodged complaint. I called up Airtel office, & I was told that my complaint would be taken care of.

I received a similar mail on April 12, 2010, again I complained at Airtel office, & same reply that it would be taken care of.

By that time, I had left Bangalore, & as such, I don\'t have any idea, if there were any field visits.

I received some 3-4 calls from Airtel officers, everytime I mentioned my complaint, & the reply I received was that someone from the managerial level would get back to me.

So far noone.

Then, on 10 May, 2010, I received mail from Mr. Prabhanjan ( prabhanjan.vaman@airtel.in), that a legal action would be initiated against me, as I haven\'t paid the bill.
He asked to contact Mr. Ashok ( ********65 or ********63 ). Both numbers remained unavailable for 2 days!

I wrote him a reply, registered a complaint with nodal officer ( nodalofficer@airtel.in, nodalofficer.kk@airtel.in ). I got an acknowledgement ( Ref - 1005201033292 ).
But noone responded so far.

On May 13, 2010 I registered a complaint with Appellate ( appellate.kk@airtel.in ), got an acknowledgement ( Ref - 130520108902 ).
As usual, noone responded.

Then on 17 May, called up Airtel office, finally managed to speak to a Manager, Mr. Umesh R ( Interaction no - ********2 ), and came to know that my initial complaint for lost modem hasn\'t been registered itself.
He told me to send mails again to Appellate & Nodal Officer.

Sent mails with the Reference no mentioned to Appellate, Nodal Officer, & MR. Prabhanjan again on 17 May, 2010.
Got acknowledgement again ( Ref 1********7214 - Appellate, Ref 1********7107 - Nodal )

Noone responded again.

Now today, got mail from Airtel ( collections.venture@airtelmail.in ), saying a legal notice will be issued in a day or two.
I was given contact no of Pushpa ( ********14 ) for queries.
When I called her up, she talked in the most rude way, saying that she will send the legal notice to court on June 5, 2010.

Finally somehow, with great reluctance, she agreed to set up a call with a Manager, on June 5, 2010.

I have lost hope, & am very frustrated, feeling harassed.

Will someone listen?

Regards,

Sourabh

Complainant's Goal: Waiver of bill, as I had lost the modem, & not used it, so bill was false.
Complainant's Target: Airtel Mobile Karnataka
Complaint Location: IndiaKarnatakaBangalore
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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 - Business Reply from - Airtel Presence (Airtel Mobile Karnataka)

(Airtel Mobile Karnataka - Airtel - False Bills And No Response To Complaints And Now Legal Notice)

Dear Customer,

This is to inform you that your concern has been noted and our team is working on a resolution. At the outset, we apologize for the inconvenience faced by you. We will get in touch with you for further details of your concern as the need arises.

Regards,
Vinay Chugh
Airtel Customer Service Team

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