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ISP Internet Outage Persists Six Days Due to Repeatedly Canceled Technician Visits

A consumer experienced a 6-day internet outage where AT&T technicians canceled multiple scheduled appointments, and support agents provided inconsistent status information. The combination of failed logistics and poor internal communication left the customer with no reliable resolution path. This reflects systemic coordination failures in ISP field operations.

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