[oh8eleven]

No one is forcing you to buy their service.
Yeah, but who could be without a phone? You may not remember, or may even be too young to have known about, party lines.
You shared a phone line with a total stranger and you paid a lower monthly price.

[ConservativeMan55]

I know quite a few people today who live without phone, cable TV.. and gasp! Internet! why? Because they can’t afford it.

But nobody is coming to their door saying... you HAVE to fit this into your budget.

It’s an option. And since it’s an option that gives ALL the power to the customer.