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Google Invests in Power-Line Broadband

Posted by Zonk on from the branching-out dept.

fsterman writes "ZDNet reports that Current Communications Group has received investment money from Google, Hearst, and Goldman Sachs for their internet over broadband ventures. The Wall Street Journal reports that the three companies invested roughly $100 million in the start-up. Current Communications and Cinergy Broadband said they will create one joint venture to bundle broadband and voice services for Cinergy's 1.5 million customers. Current also has plans to use the new investment money to expand its broadband over power line deployments in the U.S. and overseas."

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  1. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That gets me electrified!

  2. Whew! by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was getting worried. It was already past noon local time and I hadn't seen a /. submission on Google.

    1. Re:Whew! by Rei · · Score: 5, Funny

      You had me worried. The article had been up for two minutes, and we hadn't yet had a slashdot-metapost.

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    2. Re:Whew! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      You had me worried. The article had been up for two minutes, and we hadn't yet had a slashdot-metapost-metapost.

    3. Re:Whew! by appavi · · Score: 2, Funny

      You had me worried. The article had been up for more than 3 hours and no dupes till now

    4. Re:Whew! by the+way,+what're+you · · Score: 3, Funny
      You had me worried. The article had been up for two minutes, and we hadn't yet had a slashdot-metapost.
      You had me at "had"
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  3. Great.... by Brad1138 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now Godzilla will be taking my internet down as well.

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  4. self install kits? by Nerftoe · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if power-line internet service offerings will feature "install yourself" kits? Perhaps this is one of the things keeping power-line internet from taking off - the installation procedure could be a bit tricky?

  5. I was worried... by Karl+Cocknozzle · · Score: 2, Funny
    for their internet over broadband ventures.
    ...For a second, I thought Google was acting all ".com bubbly" by throwing good money after bad with "Internet over Power Lines." Glad to see it is not that, but rather a wise investment in something known as "Internet over broadband."

    Next, you're going to tell me that have that intraweb on cell-phones, too...
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  6. Broadband by verloren · · Score: 3, Funny

    "their internet over broadband ventures"

    Internet over broadband? Hmm, I could see that catching on...

    1. Re:Broadband by TheBoostedBrain · · Score: 1, Funny

      That's nothing.... Wait for Internet over IP (IoIP)

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  7. Google? Powerlines? by FrontalLobe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait... Does this mean I can search the web from my toaster finally?

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  8. Classic Homer simpson reloaded by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They've got the internet over broadband now?

  9. Follow SOP... by w0lver · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let hope they follow the same plan as their other new products and have a looong free beta period... Somebody send me an invite!

  10. Re:Why? by LodCrappo · · Score: 4, Funny

    When will people quit whining about RF interference from powerline broadband? Who cares. RF is a dead technology that noone born in this century still finds cool. Radio is dead dead dead. I say fsck any and all wavelengths unless they're using em to bring me faster internet. All you hams should get a computer and learn to use email instead of tieing up valuable spectrum with your silly talking. If you really want to you can still use morse code over IP. Screw the radio, screw broadcast TV, screw emergency services. They should all be using broadband.

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  11. Re:Why? by Spectre · · Score: 5, Funny
    RF is a dead technology that noone born in this century still finds cool.

    Since when are we going to let a bunch of 4-year-olds decide what is cool?

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  12. Re:Why? by Aggrazel · · Score: 2, Funny

    "noone born in this century still finds cool"

    So you're saying we should base our opinions on what 4 year olds like?

    In that case, I think we should use magic pinwheels to distrubute data like the teletubbies do, cause thats what most people born in this century like.

  13. Re:Probe yourself by le_jfs · · Score: 3, Funny

    After probing yourself, be sure to turn on your firewall.

    And don't forget to discard the surgical gloves.

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