Frank Dresser wrote:


"David" wrote in message
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FCC COMMISSIONER KATHLEEN Q. ABERNATHY SEES BROADBAND-OVER-
POWERLINE TECHNOLOGY AS A COMPONENT OF "BROADBAND NIRVANA"


On September 22, 2003, FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy
delivered a speech to the United PowerLine Council's Annual
Conference in which she heavily promoted broadband-over-powerline
("BPL") technology. Rarely has an FCC Commissioner presented
such a one-sided address, not mentioning the likelihood that BPL
will cause massive interference to licensed radio services.
Ms. Abernathy's entire speech (as prepared for delivery) and a
summary of the response of one organization are posted at:


http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_publi...C-239079A1.doc
and
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/09/25/100/?nc=1


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Is broadband itself worth gushing over? Around here, broadband is supposed
to be 10 times faster at maybe twice the price. On paper, broadband looks
like a pretty good deal compared to two line setup in which one line is used
mostly for dial-up. Still, dial-up is doing quite well. Dial-up suits me
fine, at least for now.

So, just what is broadband nirvana?

Hollywood sewage at 5 times its current speed into every room of your
home 24/7! Profitable yes, but desirable? It reminds me of a cartoon of
a couple watching HDTV and the guy says "It's still 500 channels of
trash" and the woman responds "Yeah, but look at how well it comes in!".