kfinchie, that's an incredibly fast speed for Verizon FiOS. I know fiber has potentials to exceed beyond 55 Mbps, but you are lucky you live in that area. I'm waiting for FiOS to arrive in my area.
The most I heard would be around 15 Mbps down and 2 Mbps up for $50 a month for the average home consumers. And 30 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up for $180.