> He's also planning to appoint a chief technology officer and has > pledged to get true broadband to every community in the country.
Believe it or not, this one scares me. Not because of the concept of getting high-speed access into rural areas or anything like that, but because of the possible technology that would be used. BPL, or Broadband over Power Lines, is one mechanism that can be used to deliver high speeds over long distances by injecting a modulated signal over the existing electrical network. It sounds great unless you're into communications. This technology creates enough RF noise to destroy signal reception in a wide range of radio bands, including some low-VHF range (used by airports and as long-distance trunks for state police and other service companies) and HF transmissions. If they've got another technology to use, I'm all for the idea! Hatton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:279845 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
