The depths to which corporate bureaucracy can sink to never fails to horrify me, or, regrettably, succeeds in surprising me.

Well said, my friend!

I get by with only a cell phone and a VOIP line via Lingo that my company pays for

We get our home broadband from the same connection as the landline, I'm afraid. So for the past month, we have been without both... though my mobile broadband dongle has proven rather useful in the interim.

With any luck, Dec 13 will see us reconnected again. We shall find out...

Meanwhile, what is your plan for home phone after January? Will you abandon the concept entirely and simply rely on the cell?