The view from the trenches out here is, multihoming to different ISPs is a necessity. Our biggest lossage is SprintLink problems, *NOT* power or the local loop. XMission bought a link to MCInet in Denver to back up the SprintLink connection thru Westnet, and as a result XMission has far fewer lossages than the Westnet sites that are SprintLink only. -- Walt (not speaking for XMission, just a customer)