Internet News Internet Investing Internet Technology Windows Internet Tech. That's closer to the pricing that I've heard for the pairs that Covad gets from our local telco.
Different areas charge differently.
You need to work with the state PUC to keep the telco from jacking the price way up. All circuits go from you to the co to the customer. That total distance is the distance of the loop. Ideally you'd be a clec and colo this stuff in the co and only pay for one link, not two. Also, the costs would likely be MUCH less to a clec.