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What is the name of your state? Georgia

I need some advice. My mother in law got slammed by a long distance provider. She had signed up for a service that charged 5 cents a minute. She recieved a phone card through the mail claiming to be for that company and the 5 cent a minute charge would apply. When she got her bill she discovered that the card was not through her long distance provider. She had not authorized a switch to another provider. Due to an inability to pay because the charges were so high for the new long distance provider they contacted her local telephone company. She had paid her local telephone bill. The long distance company told her local phone company to terminate services.

My question is: Can they charge you for services that you never authorized even though you made long distance phone calls on what you thought was your long distance company? And can a local provider change your long distance carrier without your permission? And can a local provider disconnect your phone if you dont pay a separate long distance company but do pay your local services.

please help---my mil and fil cannot go without a phone. They have so many health problems.