I am adding an addition to my house and the phone line and box are in the middle of it. I called the phone company and they said it would be a charge for them to remove it and I can just remove it myself. We have never used a land line in this house and I never even sen a connection for it in the house. Am I safe just to cut the wire and roll it up to the pole?

Ever since my doorbell was rung a couple months ago, it has emitted a random chirp/beep, almost like a smoke alarm. (It is definitively not the smoke alarm or carbon monoxide detector though). Happens a few times a day, or sometimes not at all (that I am aware of) for a few days. It was somewhat annoying at first, but bearable, until one night it started doing it repeatedly. So I managed to get the box cover off and saw the wires were eroded. Turned off the circuit breaker and cut the wires. The noise stopped. For a couple days. Then again with the random chirping! Coming from the wires hanging out of the wall. Will it only be fixed by cutting into the wall to remove the transformer? (Don't really need a doorbell, to be honest) Or is anyone familiar with the situation and thinks that simply removing the doorbell cover and looking for stuck contacts, or some wiring issue could do the trick? This is not something I'm going to attempt myself, but the electrician I had over for an estimate was stumped, and wanted to charge me $289 just to "look". So would like to have some idea of where the issue lies before throwing my money away on a pro who isn't necessarily capable, or honest. Thank you!