[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: It would be very interesting if SBC
> decided to go the same way: DSL with no phone service requirements,
> but it is very unlikely; they just can't get their act together to
> accomplish that. PAT]
Qwest has been offering "naked" pairs for quite a few months already. This is not really "new" service as it was always available for alarm service i.e. it goes into the CO but does not get connected to a switch.