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[Swprograms] Somewhat OT: BPL / Broadband Internet, Emmaus, PA
- Subject: [Swprograms] Somewhat OT: BPL / Broadband Internet, Emmaus, PA
- From: Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:03:10 -0500
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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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