Lady_Scarlet wrote:You could but your wife might end up in deep doo-doo... and I am assuming she did have your permission.
Wouldn't it be nice if service providers would be more pro-active when setting up new accounts and not allow someone to set up an account in another's name? It would solve a lot of problems further down the road. (DD's boyfriend's mother did establish accounts in his name without his permission ... and he ended up being responsible for cleaning up the mess because he didn't want to cause problems with his mother.) 
I recently was allowed to set up cable service (by phone) in DH's name (since cancelled.) We went down that path because the prior service provider's account was in his name. Because I had all the necessary information to answer their questions when they ran the credit check, they allowed this to go through.
When I expressed my dismay that they allowed me to do this (and suggested that they start over and use my name,) they were totally unconcerned and said that if I hadn't had all the pertinent information, they wouldn't have done it. YIKES!!! It's scary what someone (even spouse's) can do in someone else's name. I had to hound them about providing me a final statement showing a zero balance after I turned the equipment in. I didn't want this coming back to haunt (him) us later on down the line.