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Earthlink Invests In Broadband Over Power Lines

Posted by timothy on from the keep-your-jacks-straight-please dept.

prostoalex writes "Earthlink dedicated $500,000 to delivering broadband connections over power lines by launching a test drive of the technology with Progress Energy in North Carolina. 500 homes involved in the projects can sign up for promotional pricing of $20/month, which after 3 months will be changed to $50/month. No word on bandwidth provided, but Ambient Corp., which provides technology for the project and accpeted EarthLink investment, claims data rates exceeding 10 Mpbs."

2 of 308 comments (clear)

  1. Boycott Earthlink by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Earthlink lays off Americans in favor of cheap labor from India. They will never see a dime from me.

  2. I must apologize by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I intended to troll all night long but alas, I cannot.

    I have been worn down by beer and lust and now I must sleep.

    I have failed.