AT&T Cable price increase in Nashua, DSL alternative?

[Rob Lembree]

So I got this letter in the mail today from AT&T saying 
that unless I use them for cable television, my broadband 
price is going to go up to $60.95.  This is nothing more
than extortion, and I'm not going to go for it.

I hate cable TV, my satellite's much cheaper, with better
signal, more channels, I get high-def, and I don't rent their
crappy equipment every month.   What's that about cold, dead
hands?

So, I'm looking for alternatives.  We're in the middle of a
great DSL topic, which I'm watching carefully, but can anyone
speak to DSL service in Nashua?  I'm sure that there are a 
lot of data-only cable subscribers who'll be looking to jump
away from AT&T now that they've gotten even greedier.

On a related topic, anyone know if other companies can use
the cable system as a last mile delivery mechanism, or is 
this part of their monopoly?

Basically, I'm going to ditch AT&T even if it costs more, 
purely on principal.

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Rob Lembree                        Metro Link Incorporated
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Nashua, NH 03064-1651             http://www.metrolink.com
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