ISP Repair Windows Force Customers to Take Unpaid Time Off Work
An AT&T customer with a broken internet connection reports that technician appointments are only offered in a 4-hour window on weekdays 9-5, forcing customers to use PTO, with no escalation path when the issue is not resolved. The rigid, work-hour-only scheduling and absence of escalation is a recurring structural friction in telecom repair service.
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