Google is going to be setting up trials across the country in different sized communities to test out their Google Fiber service - which would offer a 1 gigabit per second speed (which is insanely insanelyyy fast). Anyways - I really encourage you to go sign a petition here: http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/ to nominate Durham - the Durham Chamber of Commerce and other Durham businesses and residents are really starting a push to get this for Durham (I first heard of it on FB - I'm a "fan" of Durham, NC on there and when I told DH he was like ahhh that would be amazing and so we both filled out the petition form).
A really well known Durham blogger had a whole post today on how it would be great for Durham: http://www.bullcityrising.com/2010/02/googles-gigabit-fiber-gambit-and-why-durham-would-be-up-for-the-challenge.html