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O2 Waives £153,000 Roaming Bill After 12-Day U.S. Trip

The customer disputes records indicating she opted out of spend caps, highlighting gaps in safeguards for small firms.

Overview

  • Karenjeet Kaur Johal was billed about £153,000 for 12 days in San Francisco, including a single call charged at roughly £37,000 across May and June invoices.
  • O2 confirmed it has removed the charges as a gesture of goodwill after media contact, saying caps were opted out of when the business contract was set up via Currys.
  • Johal maintains she asked for a £100 cap and says she received no warnings or spending alerts while abroad.
  • She blocked the direct debit after a Monzo notification and says the episode led to a company default and substantial lost revenue despite the waiver.
  • Invoices show heavy data-on-calls usage during May 5–18, and the case spotlights responsibility between reseller and network and the need for real-time spending safeguards.