Kathy - do you happen to know if you have fiber to the house? Or is it a fiber optic network with copper wiring going to the house? If it's fiber to the house, then it's FTTP (fiber to the premises) which should give you a generation faster than any cable service and I would jump on that in a heartbeat. I do know that U-Verse is supplying FTTP in certain areas but not sure if that's the case in your situation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_premises_in_the_United_States Masaki