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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. 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 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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  2. Great.... by Brad1138 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now Godzilla will be taking my internet down as well.

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  3. 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?

  4. Broadband by verloren · · Score: 3, Funny

    "their internet over broadband ventures"

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

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

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

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  6. 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!

  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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