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Broadband over Powerlines

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe instead of worrying about getting broadband over power lines, we should be concerned with finding out who or what caused the space shuttle to disentegrate, and also to figure out potential Iraqi targets for US tactical nuclear weapons in the event that they use biological or chemical weapons against US troops.

    Can't we just forget about broadband access for a day, and think about frying Iraqi raghead bastards instead? Thanks.

  2. Chilling effect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    But won't this have a chilling effect on our privacy and other constitutional rights?

    I am sure such a net connection could be transformed into an eavesdropping device and I am even more certain that the Patriot Act I, Patriot Act II and other similar legislation would allow such draconian chilling effects imposed on us.

  3. IN SOVIET AMERICA... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Broadband travels over YOU