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FCC reaffirms BPL...
I suppose this news about the FCC rejecting requests to limit BPL is
available other places, but here's a link to one report: http://www.powerpulse.net/news/story...15762&source=1 Sigh. Tom |
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FCC reaffirms BPL...
K7ITM wrote:
I suppose this news about the FCC rejecting requests to limit BPL is available other places, but here's a link to one report: http://www.powerpulse.net/news/story...15762&source=1 Sigh. Tom If BPL is so viable why is it only being deployed in metropolitan areas where Cable and DSL is available. It was sold to the FCC as a cheep way to provide high speed access to people outside Cable and DSL service areas. Right now is is in direct competition with those modes and the country bumpkins are left out again. This situation is similar to when the major power companies refused to extend their lines out into the country to farmers. Their excuse was that it would cost to much for each customer to make money. It took the Rural Electrification Act to create the REMC power companies. Now the big power companies what to take over the REMC's. Dave N |
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FCC reaffirms BPL...
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:57:39 -0500, "David G. Nagel"
wrote: K7ITM wrote: I suppose this news about the FCC rejecting requests to limit BPL is available other places, but here's a link to one report: http://www.powerpulse.net/news/story...15762&source=1 Sigh. Tom If BPL is so viable why is it only being deployed in metropolitan areas where Cable and DSL is available. It was sold to the FCC as a cheep way to provide high speed access to people outside Cable and DSL service areas. Right now is is in direct competition with those modes and the country bumpkins are left out again. This situation is similar to when the major power companies refused to extend their lines out into the country to farmers. Their excuse was that it would cost to much for each customer to make money. It took the Rural Electrification Act to create the REMC power companies. Now the big power companies what to take over the REMC's. Dave N As I understand, repeaters costing many thousands of dollars are needed every mile or two along the electricity line to shoot the BPL signal on along. There's not enough population density out in rural areas to justify the cost. bob k5qwg |
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FCC reaffirms BPL...
Bob Miller wrote:
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:57:39 -0500, "David G. Nagel" wrote: K7ITM wrote: I suppose this news about the FCC rejecting requests to limit BPL is available other places, but here's a link to one report: http://www.powerpulse.net/news/story...15762&source=1 Sigh. Tom If BPL is so viable why is it only being deployed in metropolitan areas where Cable and DSL is available. It was sold to the FCC as a cheep way to provide high speed access to people outside Cable and DSL service areas. Right now is is in direct competition with those modes and the country bumpkins are left out again. This situation is similar to when the major power companies refused to extend their lines out into the country to farmers. Their excuse was that it would cost to much for each customer to make money. It took the Rural Electrification Act to create the REMC power companies. Now the big power companies what to take over the REMC's. Dave N As I understand, repeaters costing many thousands of dollars are needed every mile or two along the electricity line to shoot the BPL signal on along. There's not enough population density out in rural areas to justify the cost. bob k5qwg Bob; That wasn't mentioned when BPL was first proposed. Dave BTW: I'm in the choir.... |
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FCC reaffirms BPL...
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:27:27 GMT, Bob Miller
wrote: As I understand, repeaters costing many thousands of dollars are needed every mile or two along the electricity line to shoot the BPL signal on along. There's not enough population density out in rural areas to justify the cost. Close... Whilst anything is possible, the chipsets implemented and being commonly deployed need a repeater at much much smaller intervals, eg the DS2 chipset needs repeaters typically after about 80 metres (~260'). The promotion of this as a total acccess solution to rural subscribers is misleading and dishonest, the potentially profitable market is in residential areas and triple-play more than very low density rural rollout. Owen -- |
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FCC reaffirms BPL...
Yes, it can't make money without large customer base.
It is interesting, the head of the FCC has ZERO technical experience within the RF arena, however, he holds several degrees from NC Universitites, and is a lawyer. Just like the FCC comm. before him, Powell and Abernathy think BPL is the Nirvana for internet. Would be cheaper for the power companies to run fiber cable on or under the existing poles that carry the big power to the dist. stations. Then they can deply wifi or other service. Or even lease the cable to other providers. Once the power co. can put the bpl into their rate base they can charge customers for the hardware even if they don't use bpl. With luck, it will just be too expensive to even consider. |
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