[IRCA] Fwd: Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) Poised To Boom In 2005?

["Park Barton" <ParkBarton@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:57:35 -0500, aaaron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>February 24, 2005 News Event ...
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>REPORT: BROADBAND OVER POWERLINE (BPL) POISED TO BOOM IN 2005?
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>WASHINGTON, D.C.//News Advisory//2005 could be the year in which broadband over powerline (BPL) services in the United States will experience marked increases in both deployment in key markets and technological innovation.  Experts will discuss a New Millennium Research Council (NMRC) report exploring the opportunities and challenges for BPL in order to spur further debate about the future of the technology.  The NMRC report will be released during a live, phone-based news conference at 1:30 p.m. EST on February 24, 2005. 
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>News event speakers will be:
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>* Allen Hepner, executive director, New Millennium Research Council;
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>* Robert Olsen, professor of electrical engineering, Washington State      University;
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>* Barry E. Goodstadt, vice president and senior consultant, Harris Interactive; and
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>* Joseph E. Fergus, president and CEO of COMTek, a Washington, D.C. area firm that owns and operates in Manassas, Va., what is the first city-wide commercial BPL network in the United States. 
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>The BPL experts will participate in the phone-based news conference to discuss the NMRC report.
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>TO PARTICIPATE: To join the live, two-way phone-based news conference (including full Q&A), dial 1 (800) 860-2442 by 1:30 p.m. EST on February 24, 2005.   Ask for the "BPL in 2005" news event.
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>CAN'T PARTICIPATE?: A streaming audio replay of the phone-based news conference and related documents will be available on the Web as of 5 p.m. EST on February 24, 2005 at http://www.thenmrc.org.
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>CONTACT: Ailis Aaron, (703) 276-3265, or aaaron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>The New Millennium Research Council is composed of a network of policy experts who develop workable, real-world solutions to the issues and challenges confronting policymakers.  Its work has focused primarily in the fields of telecommunications and technology. For more information, please visit: http://www.thenmrc.org.




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