ISP Outages Go Unresolved for Days While AI Support Gives False Confidence
Telecom providers' AI support tools provide confident-sounding but ineffective responses during sustained outages, blocking customers from reaching humans who can actually dispatch technicians. AT&T customers report going six or more days without service while support loops continue. The income impact is severe for remote workers and small businesses that depend on connectivity.
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ISP AI chatbots block escalation for multi-day service outages
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