well I am in the same situation as is described here and I would love to have broadband internet. I live near one of the largest cities in Missouri, Columbia, Missouri population 90,000 however due to licensing and franchise rules No other companies can enter the local market besides centurytell. One of the worlds worst telephone companies and ISPs.

Where I live I cant use cellphones as the signal fades out about a mile away. I have to get in the car and drive down to the church a mile away to call anyone on a cell phone. DSL quits around 2 miles away and cable modems services quit 5 miles from me. A doctor who lives on my road has had ISDN service installed at his house but he had to pay $5000 to have the wires installed to his house and pays around $400 a month for service that is only three times faster than dial-up. Missouri and many midwest areas are "serviced"? by local telephone companies that I refer to as ma and pa kettle telephone companies that have the local monopoly and have the local political clout to prevent any other company from entering the market.

Every neighbor of mine uses a different phone company as I live where 4 cities meet. So I have to use a phone card to make a long distance call to call any of my neighbors but I can get on the net and email friends in Australia or europe easier than calling next door. If there were broadband service available in this area I would have to pay not only for the broadband internet service I want but would have to buy a package of television that I don't watch and landline telephone service that I also hope to do without. as well as long distance service that I simply never use. The local ISP uses broadband as a means to drag in customers for its unwanted long distance service.

I have been promised DSL service here for the last 4 years. I am still waiting. Recently two other ISP's have announced they will be offering naked DSL service here "any day now". But has been tied up in court for two years but is now having to install their own telephone switching equipment in order to offer broadband. The funny thing is those in more remote rural counties often do get faster and more available Internet service than we do. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the availability of Internet service in Missouri.

You do realize that all fileing a lawsuit in federal court actually means is that you have $50 in your pocket you don't need for anything else. You can file suit against god in court if you wish and you can find a way to send the paperwork to serve him notice. Anyone can file suit about anything. It does not mean that this case wont get dismissed for any of several reasons such as showing cause. That you personally were injured by this. Not the "people" or anyone else but you personally were harmed. just what did bush, chaney etc. do to you personally? Did they read your mail? Did they send the IRS,FBI,CIA after you? Get you fired from your job? Shoot your cat? Nope, I didn't think so. This is simply another example of a useless lawsuit filed either for entertainment purposes or to aid in fundraiseing from the clueless.