# Spectrum Business: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 4 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/spectrum-business/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business phone systems | 0% | 69 | 100% | 2 |
| Data center networking | 0% | 117 | 0% | 1 |
| DNS filtering | 0% | 87 | 100% | 1 |
| SD-WAN | 0% | 64 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Examples cited as problematic: Windstream, Spectrum, and similar carriers... "Avoid at all costs"" (MiniMax M2.5, SD-WAN)
- "Default DNS from Your ISP (Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Spectrum, etc.) Verdict: Avoid entirely." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, DNS filtering)
- "Contract terms are the worst in the industry" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Business phones)
- "ISP-Bundled VoIP Systems (Proceed with Caution)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Business phones)

## What it publishes

Every page spectrum.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 6668 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 106 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 181 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.