On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:57:06 GMT, Jim Higgins
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:51:08 GMT, bpl_just_say_NO
wrote:

150 Million for ten years. that is a lot of money for nothing.

DQE will also have a pilot program in Monroeville PA

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051215/cgth037.html?.v=44

I don't think they can compete with the newer intel and
motorola technology for wireless.

If the common folk play their cards right BPL can't compete with
anyone anywhere. If rollout is inevitable it's time (past time

The PUCs want it for grid control and monitoring. The BPL marketers
have made it look like they can do that (which they can) plus have an
revenue stream from their costomers.

actually) to go to the PUC and ask that everything related to BPL only
be paid for from revenue gained from BPL. No shifting of revenue from
power sales to support BPL - strictly separate. Also ask that service

They will just state they are running the service for monitoring and
control anyway so it'll be handy if any one wants to sign up.

be provided promptly to anyone asking for it and everyone at the same
price regardless of whether in a large city or one with a population
of 22 at the end of 150 miles of dead-end power line. After all, BPL
promises high speed Internet access to EVERYONE and you can be sure

Some implented forms of BPL can't even deliver high speed with very
many customers before running into packet collisions which means wider
bandwidth or slower service.

that at some point that was said. Hold them to it now, not 20 years
from now. The result? BPL economics absolutely cannot support the
promises made for it. If they have to fulfill the promises it's dead
before it starts.

If they can be held off just two years regular broad band will be
widely available and cheaper. Rather than out in the country where
it's expensive to implement, they are finding the prime candidate are
offices and apartment buildings. OTOH once those offices and
apartments are up and running I wonder what kind of track record
they'll have? Add a few real time gamers, VoIP, and some streaming
video.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com