[Swlfest] Re: Somewhat OT: BPL / Broadband Internet, Emmaus, PA

[atlsvo@xxxxxxxxx (maryanne kehoe)]

The last time I was up in Michigan (about a year ago), BPL was appearing
to be a hot issue....not anymore, haven't heard a peep about it in
Macomb County since. It's headed south up there (if it hasn't already.)


>It'll be gone in 5 years.


Think in Michigan, it's already hightailed it out of town. 



Maryanne   


 
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clobdell@xxxxxxxxxxx(Chris Lobdell) Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2005, 10:17pm
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('Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest') Subject: [Swlfest] Re:
Somewhat OT: BPL / Broadband Internet, Emmaus, PA 
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BPL is already dead in my opinion. Just doesn't work well enough and
isn't cost effective. 
It'll be gone in 5 years. 
-Chris Lobdell 
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[mailto:swlfest-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Cuff
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Shortwave programming discussion Subject: [Swlfest] Somewhat OT: BPL /
Broadband Internet, Emmaus, PA 
Folks here are probably familiar with PPL's BPL test in Emmaus, PA a
couple years ago which was documented by the ARRL and shown at shortwave
gatherings including the SWL Fest. You may remember how much
interference was evident. 
Verizon (the local phone utility -- except not in Emmaus) now wants to
begin wireless line-of-sight broadband Internet service to the borough.
Emmaus doesn't have either DSL or cable access as options -- one reason
PPL ran its trial there. 
See the news item from Allentown's Morning Call newspaper here:
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b3-5emmausmar22,0,3995402.story?coll=all
-newslocal-hed 
or http://tinyurl.com/5n99p. 
The good news for us SWLs is that this is yet another competitor to BPL
which might help hasten its demise. 
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA 
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