I remember reading an article about a medium sized town that got fed up with Comcast and the other 2 internet providers jerking them around. I believe the whole thing started with trying to get the lines for the schools up to date. Local gov't asked them to bring the area's lines up to date, but they wouldn't do it. So after going around and around with all the internet providers in the area charge everyone the same prices for slower speeds b/c of older lines, the local gov't decided to put in their own fiber network. They offer something like 10Mbit/10Mbit connection, not caps, and a slew of other features is there basic package to their residence for something like $30.00 a month. The next step up was something like 25Mbit/20Mbit i think.
Anyways, the local gov't said they were charging just a bit over cost to pay for the installation, and figured within 4-5 years they will have paid for the installation and will then be putting the money into a fund for repairs or future upgrades. I will see if I can find the news article again.
I just wish I could get something like that here. Best I can get is the $115.00 bundle for cable TV - cable internet (8Mbit/ .75Mbit) and phone. I have a cell, and was going to ditch the phone, but it would have cost me $5 MORE a Month w/o the phone. I believe the internet by itself is about $50.00/month if you just get it.
