I hope Broadweave will be a little more clear-headed about this than Provo was. As I understand it, Veracity and MStar were the only ISPs willing to jump through the hoops that Provo set forth in order to be an ISP for iProvo. The fact that the city has lost a lot of money on it is 1: because it was way behind schedule in neighborhood availability (my neighborhood finally showed up on the grid last fall) and 2: a lot of people didn't want to switch from an ISP that they know, or at least have some familiarity with to a relatively new one (Veracity) or a slightly obscure one (MStar), both of which get at least as much bad press as good.
If XMission was able to be a provider for iProvo, I would have switched the instant I got home and found the little notice on my door saying it was available in my neighborhood. I don't know if everything above is completely accurate, as it is just what I've heard from people who looked into it more than I did (I think some of the above came from discussions on the list). Just some of my thoughts on the matter, but I think Provo brought their losses on themselves with iProvo. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
