on my phone bill there are 3 collect calls minutes apart for a total of 81.45. the number is fron Iowa, LA. The company is ZPDL. this bill came with my at&t bill. How can there be collect calls to my home phone when noone is at my home to accept them?

I live in Denton County, Texas.  I do not have a contract of any sort with ZDPL - I have not authorized AT&T to bill me for services other than for AT&T services.

ZPDL is an outlaw communications company that I believe does not have FCC approval - as a matter of fact, I tried to find ZPDL on the Internet and they do not even have a web site - I only find complaints about ZPDL - I think this tells consumers something - Like the comment above - I live alone and work 14 hours a day and ZPDL is charging me about $7 a minute for calls I have not received and somehow is getting AT&T involved in this illegal scam as far as billing.

One has to ask, what is the connection between AT&T and ZPDL?  Why would AT&T sacrifice their reputation as a quality commications company to subject their customer base to abusive collect call practices as administrated by ZPDL.  Are customers stupid enough to fall for this scam and just pay the bill?  I for one, refuse to pay for communications services not wanted or received.

Any person or company taking issue with this situation is free to contact me at rwardwsgagency@aol.com - I have a comprehensive knowledge and experience of criminal and civil law so don't waste my time if you don't know what you're talking about.

End of message.

Maria

It's probably too late now but do not pay for the ZPDL charges part of your AT&T bill - they are not legally enforceable if you have not specifically contracted for their services directly or through AT&T.
 
Good luck, my friend - they are out there to get you if they can

Contact me if needed or with questions - abuse like this should not be tolerated.

Ray  rwardwsgagency@aol.com