Re #35: Interesting concept but I see no mention of price and a lot of mention of funding from the Rural Utilities Service (of the USDA)which reallocates our tax dollars.
1.5 downstream/ .384 upstream is what I currently get from broadband cable and Im 2 miles outside the DSL copper wire limits in suburban Atlanta. I'd like to have DSL competitive with cable where I am, too, but not funded out of tax money.