You can file a complaint about businesses in New York City that sell electronic equipment such as:

  • Telephones
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Photographic
  • Computers
  • Other electronic equipment

You can also file a complaint about online businesses that sell electronics.

See the AT&T Settlement section below to file a claim for an AT&T refund.

What Happens Next

If you don't include your address or email with your Service Request, you won't receive follow up. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) will consider your complaint a tip.

If you include your address, DCWP will mail you a complaint form. You must complete and return it to DCWP. If you provide your email address, you'll get the form by email instead. Check your spam folder if you don't see it in your inbox.

The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) does not accept reports of rude employees. Report this type of complaint to the business.

For reports of discrimination, go to the Discrimination page.

If you don't know the business's name, address, or other location details, you can get help by phone.

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) can help you with complaints about businesses in New York City. For complaints about businesses elsewhere, contact the local consumer affairs office or the State Attorney General.

Online

Learn how to file a complaint about a business outside of NYC.

By Phone

  • Agency: Nassau County Consumer Affairs
  • Phone Number: (516) 571-2600
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

  • Agency: Suffolk County Consumer Affairs
  • Phone Number: (631) 853-4600
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

  • Agency: Westchester County Department of Consumer Protection
  • Phone Number: (914) 995-2155
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

  • Agency: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
  • Phone Number: (973) 504-6200
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) entered into a settlement agreement with AT&T Mobility LLC (AT&T) for alleged violations of NYC’s Consumer Protection Law.

As part of the settlement, AT&T paid consumers more than $15,000 in refunds already. If you didn’t receive a refund but believe you are eligible, you can file a claim.

Eligibility

You may be eligible for a refund if you are a New York City resident and AT&T:

  • Charged a restocking fee when you returned a phone or accessory you bought on AT&T’s website between May 21, 2020 and May 2, 2023;
  • Didn’t give you credit when you returned a phone or traded in a phone between January 1, 2019 and May 2, 2023 because of AT&T’s incorrectly addressed shipping label;
  • Didn’t honor a trade-in promotion (e.g., monthly bill credits or a promotional card to use for accessories or a bill payment) between January 1, 2019 and May 2, 2023; and/or
  • Didn’t give you credit for the trade-in value of your original used phone after you returned a new phone you bought as part of a trade-in promotion between January 1, 2019 and May 2, 2023.

The deadline to submit a claim is May 17, 2024.

File a claim.

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