FraudBand
n.— «If you have any reason to go cable instead of satellite (nothwithstanding bozak’s recs), then it might be worth one more phone call to AT&T FraudBand.» —“Re: OT: The shortest AT&T Digital Cable experience ever!” by LCK Usenet: alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers Oct. 20, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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