Canan unauthorized cell phone userperson lock me into a contract and am I legally obligated to pay the debt if it was the cell phone provider’s error?

Canan unauthorized cell phone userperson lock me into a contract and am I legally obligated to pay the debt if it was the cell phone provider’s error?

I opened a cell phone account in my name for a friend. It didn’t work out so I got the phone back and was going to cancel (and pay the ETF). Instead my sister wanted the phone so we went to the store to transfer the account. Instead of transferring they added her as an authorized user. 5 years later I get a call from a collections agent demanding $3,900 including $1,400 in ETFs for 7 phone lines.Can they hold me responsible for this even though I never agreed to adding the authorized user and never agreed to new lines being added or extension of any contract? How can I fight this?

Asked on February 22, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Maryland

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