I've heard that as well, but the fact of the matter, is broadband just isn't available everywhere. I'm in the mountians of NC, and I had to fight tooth and nail to get broadband cable, even though I can almost hit the telephone pole with a rock! (and I almot wanted to!) After 4 months of haggling, and being told that cable just wasn't available in our area, they finally sent a supervisor out to look at the actual situation. After a week of deliberating, they decided a co-pay would be required.. we had no idea how bad that would be, and then the finally called back, and said it was 43. I said $4300??? Isn't that a little excessive for only a 100 feet or so?? Then he told us the copay to run the additional lines was actually $43. $43 for 4 months of grief! Upshot was they felt bad about that going over their records, and decided our 1st 4 months would be free!

Way too many people take way too many things way too seriously.