I am unfamiliar with how this works in rural areas. When I was checking for my home in the suburbs, it's cheaper if the provider has lines nearby. You can contr

I am unfamiliar with how this works in rural areas. When I was checking for my home in the suburbs, it's cheaper if the provider has lines nearby. You can control the cost slightly by the terms of the contract (years commitment or construction fees). To my home in the suburbs I had quotes from $1K-4K/month. I'd recommend step 1 is call Level3 and pick the mind of the salesperson you get (just because they seemed to me the most transparent and friendly of the companies). Note that I never ended up going through with this so hopefully you'd be able to find someone who has done a similar thing.