If you don't want the phone line that ntl make you have with your DTV package, don't take the DTV package.
They will still charge you £9.50, which is a waste.
People not taking it is the only way ntl will realise that it is not a good idea to force it on people.
We recently had a 'discussion' about this here:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...4&page=1&pp=15