Wah! We don't have enough of a monopoly!

I got an error message trying to sign up for SBC DSL online (yes, I know they suck but they're the cheapest we could find) because our phone hadn't been hooked up yet. That wasn't listed as one of the reasons why "you may have recieved this message," though--but one of the reasons that was listed was "you may be receiving this message because an SBC company is not the provider of your local phone service. If this is the case, we’d love to have the opportunity to be your only choice for all your communication needs."

Emphasis theirs.

The wording, I'll bet, is more accurate than they intended. I'm sure they would indeed love it if no one could choose any other service provider. Then they could offer even crappier service than they do now.