Cingular Sued by Users it Inherited

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Former AT&T Wireless customers accused Cingular Wireless in a lawsuit Thursday of misleading them about the benefits of combining the two companies and overcharging them for upgrading service.

Despite a "massive marketing campaign" that promised the transition to Cingular's system would be seamless, the customers alleged that Cingular had been dismantling the AT&T network since the two united 21 months ago.

Cingular forces AT&T customers to pay $18 for a new handset chip and $18 to move to Cingular's network — or $175 to terminate service early, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

If you would like to be a part of the class action lawsuit go to www.consumerwatchdog.org.