By JOHN C. ROPER Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
A growing number of U.S. consumers are cutting the cord on traditional home telephone service, choosing instead to exclusively use cell phones.
But many of these consumers have found ditching their land-line phone service, and its accompanying cost, isn't possible if they want speedy DSL, or digital subscriber line, Internet service in their homes.
Providers such as SBC Communications require customers to buy residential phone service to have access to their broadband lines, a tactic consumer advocacy groups say is unfair.
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