Bill from CMR Claims department for drop wire

After calling Miss Uitility to mark all lines, was doing yardwork and lost Fios services.  No lines were visably cut since we knew were they were marked.    The lines are not buried very deep.  Just below the surface.
Received a bill in the mail from CMR Claims Department for $380.79 for dropping a new line. Nothing was ever mentioed by verizon about the charges and we were not given any kind of itemized bill from the technician.  How do I go about getting this resolved.  

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