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Old August 10th 06, 04:58 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
Steve wrote:
Only time will tell, I guess. I agree that BPL does not bode well for
the future. At the same time, I'm not convinced...at least not
yet...that BPL will compete successfully against the other sources of
broadband access out there. Let's hope that it doesn't.


It does not have to. With $100,000,000 provided by Google and two other
companies, Current Communications can afford to loose a lot of money
before asking for more or giving up.

Geoff.


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If Current Communications begins hemmorhaging badly enough, or if the
basic business model appears flawed enough, Google's purse strings
might tighten up.