I'm paying a whopping $62 per month for my only choice for broadband internet service, Adelphia Cable.
I've heard some promising things about wide-area WiFi, perhaps that'll offer some alternatives.
I feel your pain. I pay Time Warner Cable $57 a month for my broadband. I can't get DSL, I'm too far from the CO. Granted, that meant that I could have my telephone land line shut off years ago, and I've never missed it! (I just use my cell phone)
Mark