Locally, the people I know who have tried BPL
aren't that thrilled with it; they can get better
average throughput from cable or ADSL provided
by the local phone company. I know that for
me personally, if I were to go to BPL, it wouldn't
be an approved vendor for a home office for
my employer.

--Mike L.


"Professor" wrote in message
oups.com...
My feeling is that it isn't going to do much good to cry... the FCC
and
majority of the public seem to like it... and the Hams and CBers
have a
lousy lobby. Let's hope the levels are low enough to be tolerable.

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com


Jan Panteltje wrote:
Sending DLS (Internet) over powerlines uses either
1.8 to 32 MHz
or
3 to 21 Mhz.
Of cause in the first case CB is also affected.

The signal strength was measured by the gov, and
found to be 111.639 times the allowed limit....
They had to reduce it a factor 111.639 to make even digital radio
reception (DRM (Digital Radio Mondial) ) possible.

New tests are running, here is an original article in German:
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/66673

As internet over powerlines is also considered in the US,
I think US amateurs and CB people should strongly protest
too.

These guys got the license to operate 'because it is cable,
and that is not regulated like radio'.
Of cause powerlines are not shielded, and high up there, the
perfect VERY long antennas....

;-) Maybe if the conditions are good you will be able to get free
internet
from Austria in the US. ;-)