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AT&T Sales Reps Give Conflicting Availability Info and Recommend Inadequate Plans

AT&T uses automated robocalls for sales follow-up and agents provide contradictory service availability information. Technical buyers are steered toward inadequate speed tiers even after clearly stating their requirements.

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