Cheap high-speed access

The $14.95/month price tag on the new broadband Internet service just announced by Verizon and Yahoo nothing to shake a fist at. It's not the fastest DSL connection, but it's 10 times faster than dial-up, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Yahoo provides its premium email service (100 MB of storage), PC security software, video service, and "commercial-free Internet radio," the Chronicle reports. Verizon has a presence in 28 states and the District of Columbia, so this service is available to a lot of US residents (Yahoo has a similar arrangement with SBC Communications, which announced $14.95/mo. high-speed service in June.