Google Invests in Power-Line Broadband

Posted by Zonk on Thursday July 7, 2005 @05:57AM 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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Whew! by lucabrasi999 · 2005-07-07 05:59 · 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 · 2005-07-07 06:04 · 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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Re:Why? by Spectre · 2005-07-07 06:27 · 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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