Broadband over Powerlines

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday February 11, 2003 @02:24AM from the maybe-i-can-get-bandwidth-now dept.

scubacuda writes "Today's Bottom Line links to an article on Internet-over-powerline technology. St. Louis-based Ameren Corp and other utilities are testing are testing the technology, and, according to the article, "many consider it increasingly viable." Proponents claim the powergrid technology will bolster broadband competition, lower consumer prices and bridge the digital divide in rural areas. Skeptics say that few tests prove its financial and technical viability. Kludge, panacea, or hoax? (I'd think it was a total crock had I not personally known someone working in India with a PCL company)"

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Proponents Claim.... by t_aug · 2003-02-11 02:29 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Proponents claim the powergrid technology will bolster broadband competition, lower consumer prices and bridge the digital divide in rural areas. And it will welcome a whole new era of script kiddies and packet sniffing!
Re:It's the other way around! by panurge · 2003-02-11 02:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic

oh please. The day I'm not moderating, there is something seriously funny to moderate.

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