In article , "charlesb"
writes:

Hey, I hate to interrupt the historical and political discussion, but I have
a Ham Radio - related question.

Sorry to abruptly drift back on-topic like this, but what is the latest poop
on the BPL rollout in Virginia? There has been more than enough time for
something to have happened... So what happened?

Charles Brabham, N5PVL

Docket 03-104 is still active. As of the close of the day on Thursday,
13 November 2003, there were 5,088 documents in the ECFS on BPL.

FCC 03-104 isn't an NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking). All the
Commission wanted was some guidance from all on what standards
should be imposed when they DO issue an NPRM. Go to the ECFS
and look at the end of the list for the FCC documents originally
issued.

By now the Commission has gotten at least 4500 comments from all
sorts of folks saying IT IS NOT A GOOD THING. BPL isn't a good
thing. It is a bad thing for everyone except a minority of would-be
profit makers wanting to soak the public for BPL access to the
Internet.

LHA