Ok!
All good answers! Thanks!

I cannot get broadband. There is no cable available and won't be for a very long time, if at all.

Wild Blue is dropping their Maine ops according to another poster on here who uses them. They may still be available in the southern part of the state, but not here.

I cannot go through Yahoo or any other company because my telco will not allow them access. This has been an ongoing problem with this company and it limits our access to high speed internet service. Hopefully the Rural Access Program (feds) will force them to give us something more, but just to get a near 50 year old phone wire from their pole to my house changed was a major hassle, so I expect NOTHING from them soon.

I guess I am stuck with what I have or what they offer for now. They want an unholy amount of money for phone service and DSL. I was hoping to cut them out of at least one end of it!

Thanks for all your help!