Not sure if relevant but I've been trying to get good internet for around 20 years. I'm also pretty rural.
If you have money, time warner or cox or whoever provides cable internet will split the cost with you.
They won't run coax lines down my road, and I don't have 25-50k to split cost with them.
Also I'm too far away from those green boxes beside the road to be eligible for DSL. So I'm stuck on 4g through a cell company, which has a soft cap.
I'm in my mid 30s now, and doubt I will ever see unlimited broadband. It always adds a special blend of anxiety and sadness to know I can't use my internet to stream shit like the rest of the population. It crosses my mind every time I watch the occasional YouTube vid or Netflix show.
I got a bit rambly, but the point is that they will run coax if you have money. Probably a lot less finicky than fiber, and much better speeds than DSL.
I'm 24 miles from Rangeley. Rangeley is like 40 miles from Farmington. Farmington is the last place with cable. They use BeeLine and they're not the least bit cooperative and, last I knew, didn't offer 'net.
I do wish I had better upload speeds. Ah well...
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