After a public hearing on September 20, the Provo Municipal Council voted on a method for charging all electric utility customers for the bond payments associated with the city's fiber optic network, also known as iProvo. The method selected is a combination of flat rates and percentages. All residential customers will be charged a flat rate of $5.35 per meter. Commercial customers will be charged a flat rate of $10 and an additional 2.3% of the electric portion of their utility bills. The charge will appear as a separate line item on utility bills labeled "Telecom Debt Charge" and will begin November 1. For more information, residents may visit www.provo.org or call 801-852-6000.

Related to the City's acquisition of iProvo once more, last week there was a lecture sponsored by the group Our Provo that was a brief and simple explanation of the basics of broadband. It was taped and posted on Youtube. Anyone who wants to join the discussion about what should happen to Provo's network should watch this first.