They had a good little science friday segment about how abysmal internet is in the US and some of the towns in Colorado voting to get fiber laid. Thought all y'alls might like it. And by the way, Science Friday is a brilliant npr show.
http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/11/07/2014/u-s-high-speed-internet-lags-behind-on-price-cost.html