For a compelling argument as to why government can't compete with private businesses and should stay away from operating enterprises, look no further than this horrible municipal run internet service provider. Originally operated by Inyo before becoming Onward, of which I was a customer some 6 years, the city took over operations this year. Since that time, I have experienced more service interruptions over the course of 1 month than during the entire 6 previous years when it was run by a for profit company that knows what they are doing. Reaching out to the people running things is pointless, again because they are public workers, and they can't seem to figure out how to solve the problem anyway. Fortunately there are other options. I'm switching providers. Stay away. read more