Telecom Consumer Question

Tom Ferrero's news dispatch for Reuters about Chris Dodd's success in forcing Democrats to reconsider their position on the FISA telecom immunity bill includes this handy summary:

Nearly 40 lawsuits have been filed accusing AT&T, Verizon and Sprint Nextel Corp of violating U.S. privacy rights.

Which inspires us to wonder, Is there any alternative for Northwest Florida residents to one of the above-named tele-com corps, when it comes to a land line and cell phone?

Because all things considered, we'd rather not do business with any of them.