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AT&T fails to dispatch technician for over a month after physical line damage

A customer lost internet after a vehicle damaged the utility pole carrying their lines and, despite escalations and promises from AT&T staff, has waited over a month without a technician dispatched to restore service. Individual ISP service-restoration dispute.

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