Meanwhile I plug along with Comcast’s so-called broadband offering, paying over $60/month. It’s a great pity that the US isn’t leading the way in terms of affordable broadband access.
It is a pity, but you have to remember, the countries that lead the way with fast internet offerings, don't have the spread out population like the United States has. It's not economically feasible outside of suburbia.
I'd be happy if I wasn't stuck to dialup while trying to justify the $300 modem lease fee, and on top of the ~$65 a month fee, outrageously high latency of satellite internet, which will dump you down to dialup speed if you go over your monthly bandwidth capacity. I'm beyond the limits of DSL, and cable and Wi-Fi aren't even offered here.