"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
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OK, why would anybody have to be on the take? Is there any evidence of
FCC
corruption, or is this all speculation? After all, they can justify all
thier actions with the "Greatest good for the greatest number"
arguement,
that is -- BPL brings broadband access to otherwise inaccessable areas,
BPL
brings increased competition with the existing broadband providers, etc.


Ah, but it DOESN'T... BPL is a 'last mile' technology that requires
something like fiber optics or other broadband technology to get it past
the
local substation. It would be able to serve(?) neighborhoods by feeding
the
signal on the local branch lines and bypassing the pole pigs into homes.
They're still not going to spend the money on the fiber optic lines to get
it out to sparsely populated rural areas (or they would have already done
so). In addition, the bandwidth on BPL, from what I have read, is quite
limited, not quite half of a basic ADSL service which would most likely be
available most anywhere they would bother to put in BPL.




I have no expectation that BPL works well for anyone, except for the people
who are selling BPL. For all I know, it's marketed by the same bunch of
people who used to make all those gas saving gadgets sold in the JC Whitney
catalog. RUN YOUR BROADBAND WITHOUT SHIELDING!! Somebody's making money
off BPL, even if there's yet no profits to be shown. And, if somebody's
making money, you can bet they have friends in Washington. Also, even the
honest Congressmen and bureaucrats want people to make money. Jobs are
created, taxes get paid, the economy grows.

On the other hand, what congessman or bureaucrat would dare take a stand
against BPL? They'd get labeled a lackey of the current broadband insiders.
They'd be accused of trying to keep broadband choice away form Millions of
Deserving Americans.

The only politically safe way to show BPL is a failure is to let it fail.
The decision won't be based on anything like a clear headed consideration of
technology and standards.

Of course, it would be different if there were a considerable number of
radio hobbyists. Because this is a political decision, not a technical one.

Frank Dresser