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Old July 26th 08, 04:32 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.moderated
Doug Smith W9WI[_2_] Doug Smith W9WI[_2_] is offline
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Default Another BPL?

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:09:58 -0400, John Smith wrote:
These freqs, being opened up for the net, is a very exciting developmen

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... I believe the opportunities and access provided will greatly expand
the availability to the net under adverse circumstances, and make
greater speeds available to those who were lacking the same ...


Believe it when you see it...

BPL was promised as the way to get broadband to rural residents. Never
saw any of it deployed in rural areas - all the test systems ended up in
suburbia.