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First Canadian High Speed Internet over Power Grid

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shocking-ideas dept.

oO0(MjB)0Oo writes "Sault Ste. Marie, a northern Ontario town, is going to be the first installation of BPL (Broadband Power Line technology) in Canada. As reported in the Toronto Star, wireless access points will be set up along medium-voltage power lines, providing roaming capability throughout the city to all users."

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  1. PeePee in Vagina..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's Fun
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  2. Re:No shielding by DARKFORCE123 · · Score: -1, Troll

    On the other hand, according to the ARRL, it very likely will interfere with amateur radio and therefore emergency communications services. I can assure you sir that emergency communications services using private radio networks are anything but amateur and will continue to work fine. The private radio networks that are out today support a lot more frequencies than those used in the cellular infrastructure because government always reserves a large part of the spectrum for their own use. If some Ham radio users lose out on this because they use spectrum that isn't licensed for their use, then too bad.