North Hollywood man, 90, shames AT&T for modernizing internet by running newspaper ads

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) – A 90-year-old man from North Hollywood was so annoyed by the slow internet connection at his home that he pulled out two newspaper ads to shame the CEO of AT & T fix it.

And it worked.

Aaron Epstein paid $ 10,000 for advertisements to run in the Wall Street Journal, accusing AT&T of short-shift residents who need fast internet service.

A day later, the military showed up at Epstein’s door.

“At noon, I eat my lunch, the doorbell rings,” recalls Epstein. “There are two men in AT&T uniforms wearing boots that you climb onto poles in. Say we’re here to put the fiber optic line behind your house.”

“I thought so, bingo.”

To his delight, less than a week later, Epstein’s home now has AT&T fiber service with super-fast internet speeds.

AT&T said in a statement, “Earlier this week, we completed the planned expansion of AT&T Fiber in this customer’s neighborhood, and we were happy to provide the upgrade they wanted. ”