Should i pay for services not recieved?

You have the contract with Direct TV and they have given you a cable line. This means that you are bound to pay their monthly charges. Since you never got the local channels, you should dispute it separately. It cannot be related with their services in offer.

I would do a dispute with Direct Tv and copy the better business bureau to it. You want to resolve it to your satisfaction and remove it from reports. Oh,by the way if they get stubborn,their parent company is Hughes Network Systems. Hughes web last time I wandered over there was hns.com. If Direct Tv is difficult involve Hughes in your complaint.

You can fight it. But, if it were me, I would pay the lower amount, $54 and get it off my CR. I know sometimes even a low amount like $54 might as well be $54,000.

Definitely pay..I'm kind of surprised here, Directv is usually really fair to deal with.

I am withy Steelers on this one pay and get it off your credit report. It can end up costing you alot with negative feedback on your credit report. KYSIDE38

I worked for time warner cable and know a lot about Direct tv... being one of our competitors... they will lock you into that contract and in the fine print on thier website it does say that depending on the packages you get, you may not get your local channels. They have you... now if you are going for a "settlement offer" from them, there is still that amount of money that is left over that the IRS can get you on. I have spoken with lawyers because i am in the same boat with a different company about a settlement. Plus, it lowers your credit score if you take the settlement.
Good luck