Verizon Communications said Monday that some customers who already subscribe to its phone and high-speed Internet service can drop their local calling plans but still keep their speedy Web connection.

Qwest Communications customers will no longer be forced to buy local phone service when they sign up for DSL, the company said on Wednesday. Starting Feb. 28, customers throughout Qwest's mountain and ...

The company will be the first Baby Bell to voluntarily offer its high-speed Internet service to customers regardless of whether they purchase Qwest's voice services. Marguerite Reardon started as a ...