For years we've explored how many consumers are anywhere from a few miles to a few feet away from getting cable broadband service. Our forums are filled with tales from users who say getting their carrier to extend service that extra distance can be painfully expensive -- as in $25,000 for just a few hundred feet. The Cleveland Daily Banner (via Stop The Cap) explores how five relatively affluent development dwellers in Tennessee (including a former State Senator) are trying to get Charter to run coaxial cable an extra few miles to their development. Bankrupt Charter says the 36-48 months needed to see a return on the necessary $130,000 investment isn't a deal they'd do, but they are willing to run the cable if each person in the 55 home development is willing to pay $1,850.