al to a device that puts it onto a
power line delivering electricity.
Devices
to repeat the signal are used to keep it strong as it moves along the line, as
necessary.
Another
device extracts the signal from the line and carries it into the electrical
system of a home or business.
Devices
that plug into standard 110-volt outlets pick up the broadband signal,
translate it and carry it to a computer or other equipment.
How
much it costs
Current
Communication's Cincinnati
customers pay monthly rates starting at $19.95 for download speeds of up to 500
kilobits a second, $29.95 for 1-megabit downloads and $39.95 for 3 megabits per
second. Promotional rates lower the $29.95 rate to $26.95 and the $39.95 rate
to $34.95, with a free month every year for all customers.
AT&T
Inc., formerly SBC Communications, has promotional rates offering its DSL
service in North Texas for $16.99 a month for
download speeds of
384
kilobits to 1.5 megabits per second and $21.99 for 1.5 to 3 megabits, with a
six-month commitment. Customers billed
month-to-month pay $34.99 for the slower speeds and $39.99 for the faster
speeds. AT&T also has a tier of service offering speeds of 1.5 to 6
megabits per second for $49.99.
Comcast's
regular price for at least 4-megabits-per-second downloads is
$52.95
for customers who don't also buy its cable TV service,
or $42.95 for cable customers. It has a current promotion offering 6-megabit
speeds for $19.99 for the first three months for new Comcast broadband
customers.
SOURCES:
Public Utility Commission of Texas; broadband providers; Dallas Morning News
research
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Subject: [WISPA] Re: BPL
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Rick-
Can you
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Walter
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