Where I live (mid-sized college town in midwestern USA), the choices are: * AT&T's DSL service ($40/mo for 10Mb down / 1Mb up), served on copper phone wires *

Where I live (mid-sized college town in midwestern USA), the choices are: * AT&T's DSL service ($40/mo for 10Mb down / 1Mb up), served on copper phone wires * Comcast's cable service ($30/mo for 20 Mb down / 2 Mb up, plus $10/mo equipment rental fee), served on coax