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BPL From Central Virginia Electric Coop

BPL.Coop The Central Virginia Electric Coop (CVEC) is offering Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) service in parts of Nelson and Amherst counties. I think it’s great that rural areas are getting broadband, but I don’t think BPL is the right way to do it because of the RF interference caused by BPL. I like the [...]

2004 10 06 Comments (0)

Broadband Over Powerlines – A Very Bad Idea

ZDNet AnchorDesk: Why broadband over power lines is a bad idea Broadband Over Powerlines(BPL) is a very bad idea because of the interfernce it will cause to other radio services – amateur, military, shortwave broadcasters, etc. There has to be a better way to get broadband into a user’s home.

2004 02 27 Comments (0)

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