Paul Stanway Jr
07-13-2005, 08:27 PM
Broadband's power-line push
By Marguerite Reardon
CNET News.com
A big-ticket investment by three corporate heavyweights in a little-known start-up that provides Internet access over electrical lines has sparked renewed interest in a technology that's never come close to living up to its billing.
For several years, many have hoped that the technology, called broadband over power lines, or BPL, would allow electric companies to become a viable third alternative to the cable and telephone companies providing high-speed access to the Internet. It's a sentiment seconded in recent years by the Federal Communications Commission.
Read more at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-6005_22-5780316.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnet
By Marguerite Reardon
CNET News.com
A big-ticket investment by three corporate heavyweights in a little-known start-up that provides Internet access over electrical lines has sparked renewed interest in a technology that's never come close to living up to its billing.
For several years, many have hoped that the technology, called broadband over power lines, or BPL, would allow electric companies to become a viable third alternative to the cable and telephone companies providing high-speed access to the Internet. It's a sentiment seconded in recent years by the Federal Communications Commission.
Read more at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-6005_22-5780316.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnet