Man gets an phone bill he doesn't expect. 218 trillion worth.

[The BIGSTUD]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Trillion_Dollar_Phone_Bill.html?source=rss

Man gets $218 trillion phone bill

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he recieved a $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday.

Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the $23 bill, the New Straits Times reported.

But Telekom Malaysia later sent him a $218 trillion bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.

It wasn't clear whether the bill was a mistake, or if Yahaya's father's phone line was used illegally after after his death.

"If the company wants to seek legal action as mentioned in the letter, I'm ready to face it," the paper quoted Yahaya as saying. "In fact, I can't wait to face it," he said.

Yahaya, from northern Kedah state, received a notice from the company's debt-collection agency in early April, the paper said. Yahaya said he nearly fainted when he saw the new bill.

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Government-linked Telekom Malaysia Bhd. is the country's largest telecommunications company.

A company official, who declined to be identified as she was not authorized to speak to the media, said Telekom Malaysia was aware of Yahaya's case and would address it. She did not provide further details.

I wonder, do people even think before sending out notices?

The entire world's GDP couldn't amount to that much money.

[Rome]

Cane him!

[Wingspan]

thats a lot of phone sex

[MadMarchHare]

I'm sure there was no thinking involved.  A computer sent that bill out.
You'd think you could program one to look for ridiculous numbers, or ones not in line with previous bills, like the credit card companies do.

[T_Section224]

i guess the guy wasn't taking advantage of the free nights and weekends on his plan.

[Geowhizzer]

I'm sure the company will arrange a payment plan with the guy.  He shouldn't have to pay more than a few billion or so a month.

[GoRahGeorge]

I couldn't agree more, Wingspan.

Ah, well, at least his father went with a smile on his face!

Erin Go Rah!

[LBIggle]

why would the "computer" even be able to print out something with that many digits for  a bill someone owes them.  its gotta be borderline impossible to ring up that much from the point he said he disconnected it, until now.