Of course the above are based on the costs at the time this article was written. If you are looking to invest in higher speed internet access, good luck. This is cutting edge technology and many of the people you will talk to from Bell Atlantic and the cable companies will be poorly trained and know little more than you do. The best thing to do if you realize that the person you are talking with is just as clueless as you are, is to leave your name and number and have them connect you with a specialist. This takes longer, but the chances of getting correct answers are much improved.
Information is a bit dated.
Don Essick is Vice President for Macintosh of the Washington Apple Pi. He works for Logicon Syscon corporation in Falls Church, Virginia.