Rural Internet access

I live out in the country, less than 10 miles from downtown Huntington. Cable's not interested in running a line out my way, Verizon doesn't offer DSL where I am and I can't afford HughesNet for satellite Internet service.

So I'm stuck with dialup at home.

I wrote an editorial on the subject the other day, and I received several calls agreeing with my point that high-speed services is almost a basic utility now. If I ever move, two things I will look for are a public sewer system (not a necessity) and high-speed Internet (a true necessity in my line of work and given the kinds of things my kids want to see on the Net).

That doesn't mean I'll move to the city. I'm a country boy, and it would take a lot for a city to grab me, but I do want high-speed Net when I move again.