I use AT&T phone lines with unlimited long distance since all my family is a plane ticket away. My monthly bill for 2 lines is around $120. One of those lines has the big package (call waiting, caller id, etc) and the other is just a line my 12 yr old uses that also is used for an internet line just in case wifi goes out.
For Energy, We use Reliant. I switched a long time ago from TXU and we have been happy with them. Last year our highest bill was about $700 and this year the highest has been about $450. (My DH installed about $1300 worth of new insulation and new hunter fans) My house is about 8 yrs old and 4000+ sq feet.
Gas is Atmos which can run up to $400 range in the coldest part of the season. The rest of the year is usually less than $100 per month.
Our cable (tv and interne)t is Time Warner at about $100/month
We don't have the special Tivo, extra channels, etc because we don't use it. We have had a decent experience with Time Warner with our wifi connection which we cannot live without.
We also keep a dial up Earthlink acct on hand for about $22 a month to make sure we have connection in case of any outages, we can dial up.
I hope you like it here!
Susan