ISP Leaves Lightning-Damaged Cable Unrepaired for 7 Months With No Follow-Up
Comcast ran a temporary cable after a lightning strike and filed a work order, then went silent for 6+ months with no repair scheduled. The customer pays full price for service through unreliable temporary infrastructure. No ISP repair escalation mechanism exists to force a work order into an active queue.
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