You do realize that you are funding those phones through a Universal Access Fee, don't you? You are paying for someone else's phone. If they can't afford it out of their own pocket, they don't need to have one. I've never owned a cell phone and I'm completely comfortable without one.
They aren't a necessity of life.
Yes I do. See my post 104.
But you have a house phone and you are probably paying more than $9.95 a month for it.