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Re: IBM bringing broadband over power line to rural America
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:09:58 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Ari Ollikainen <Ari () olteco com> Date: November 12, 2008 5:11:09 PM EST To: johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups comSubject: Re: [johnmacsgroup] Fwd: [IP] IBM bringing broadband over power line to rural America
Reply-To: johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups com At 4:33 PM -0500 11/12/08, David Chessler wrote: >For years, people have hoped broadband-over-power line technology, or >BPL, >would allow power companies to become the third alternative in the >broadband market, competing against cable operators and telephone>companies. But technical limitations and interference issues with local >emergency radios and short-wave ham radios have stood in the way of mass
>adoption. > >snip Before you get all excited, the article, toward the end, says: "... The BPL movement was also dealt a blow earlier this year when a federal appeals court sided in part with amateur radio operators who challenged FCC rules designed to speed the nascent Internet service's rollout. The judges in the case sent the rules back to the FCC with instructions to clarify is reasoning for its rules and to publicize its studies more fully. While IBM and IBEC have the right idea when it comes to focusing on rural and underserved markets, it seems like they still have an uphill battle in overcoming interference issues..." -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/You can't depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus.
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