Yesterday, SES and Astra signed a deal to provide 2-way satellite broadband for domestic use for the whole of France. It is marketed under the name of Nordnet and is not especially cheap but if like me you are a loooong way from an exchange then it may be an option. I haven't had a good look yet but I think it's 399€ for the kit and then 29.95€ (or more) per month
The difference with this is that you don't need a phone line as the upload as well as the download is all done through an 80cm dish.
More info HERE
I suppose for those bereft of ADSL it might be a lifeline but at a substantial cost.
You can't use this, or any satellite services, for VOIP phone calls either.
It's not a question of bandwith but of latency, or delay if you prefer.
Because of the distance to the satellite there is a round trip delay of approximately 0.56 of a second which might not seem like a lot but is hugely distracting in a voice conversation. Other factors come into play also which you can read up on HERE if you feel so inclined
You'll see that technology exists to overcome the problems but will likely not yet be widely deployed at this sort of consumer level.
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