gwatts wrote:

...
Considering that BPL stands for 'Broadband over Power Line' how does
something implemented over the infrastructure of and thus controlled by
the power companies, you know, some of those large corporate entities
you say BPL will escape the control of, escape those large
political/corporate controls?
...

Shouldn't you really be asking:

1) How has this happened? (or, are we the "frog in the pan of boiling
water?")

2) How can we stop our public servants (note: some refer to them as
"leaders") from criminal, self-serving (pocket stuffing), anti-American
and treasonous behavior and engaging in such conspiracies with large
business?

3) How can we get real world figures/facts from our news media? And,
why are these media outlets not on trial?

4) Etc., etc. ....

Power companies have already attempted to control "their" power-lines
(really the public power-lines) from being subjected to a secondary use
(BPL), they lost--so far ... American citizens can use their lines as
they please. In the end game, I suspect the politicians will be paid
off so power companies can hold BPL providers to ransom--this criminal
behavior permeates government/business these days ... many are leaving
the states, that is one option--let 'em tax the illegals to death.

Regards,
JS