Our bill is the same as Steve's - about $60 for AT&T phone and DSL.
The phone portion is only $30 (we don't pay for any features, but dh insists on call waiting).
I have friends who live in the next city south who say you can not get land line for less than $100/month (just phone!!! No AT&T coverage or something - seems weird to me - but I heard from a few different people).
I believe 911 works regardless if you have phone service. So you can keep a phone hooked up to a dead line for 911 service. At least what I hear for west coast. But for the longest time I would never give up my land line for 911 service. Cell phone 911 redirects to highway patrol I guess - all I know is I called a couple of times and was put on hold forever. There is an emergency equivalent, but hard to remember (7 digits), and doesn't help with dead batteries - indeed.
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