Knapp-Macey contends larger providers will not come into the community to serve people because they are not willing to invest as extensively as Crown Point Telephone has.

Crown Point Telephone's newly upgraded DSL service is available in tiers with pricing to match. Broadband speeds from 384 kilobytes per second are offered to everyone, and in some locations, 1.5 megabytes per second speeds are attainable, Knapp-Macey said.

Pricing ranges from $32 per month for the lowest speed to $49 a month for the highest speed.

"We want our prices to be competitive and, at the same time, be a very good deal for the customer," said Knapp-Macey.

"We are a part of our community, economically, technologically and socially. We want to make sure Crown Point isn't an underserved rural area. We think Gov. Spitzer would be proud of our efforts."