How To be my own ISP? Verizon stinks!

I hate my ISP! I hate my ISP! I HATE MY ISP!!!! Now, does anybody want to know what I really think of verizon? Anyhow, I'm wondering if there is a way to get a home connection to the internet with a fixed IP and 24x7 DSL with decent duplex through. I'll run my own mail and news servers rather than suffereing my ISPs idea of service. TIA for any suggestions, Steve