Michael Gardner wrote:
In article .com,
"John S." wrote:

IF BPL and BIG prove to be reliable conduits that can generate more
income than exenses then there is no reason they shgould not go ahead.
The plumbing is already in place so why nor use it.

Because it will always be a pain in everyone's ass - it doesn't not work
- it isn't ultimately fast enough to be interesting technology.

The damn power companies are chasing fools gold - spending money on bpl
that should be spent on fixing up their aging infrastructure. In the
end, they will end up dragging fiber to the curb if not to the house or
cable or wi-max - any number of technologies have better long term
prospects.
mgg



IF that is the case then BPL and BIG will fail. Although it is worth
noting that DSL service "doesn't always work" too. Distance from the
hub has a major impact on response time.

power companies would be better off running fiber
along the rights of way that already exist,

then wi-max it out or use the motorola system
to get it out to the users.

bpl companes will fail. slow transmision rates

how can they compete with broadband over cell ?