I had a T1 line in my house when I lived in rural New Hampshire from 2000 to 2005. There was no other option at the time and I was working from home and needed

I had a T1 line in my house when I lived in rural New Hampshire from 2000 to 2005. There was no other option at the time and I was working from home and needed something. Cost was high (around $1k a month if I recall correctly) but it was very stable. And the support was good, too. Once lightning struck the house and fried a bunch of stuff including the CSU/DSU in the basement. I called 911 and they sent out the local police. When he smelled the burnt electronics he suggested we call out the local volunteer fire department. Apparently lightning strikes can cause a smoldering fire in the walls. The fire department arrived with a thermal imaging camera and you could see the heated up drywall screws leading toward the well-grounded telecom equipment for the T1. No fires in the wall thankfully. While the fire department was there the local telecom truck pulled up to replace the CSU/DSU. The T1 was back in service within an hour of the lightning strike.