Just some idle observations from a skeptic: There's a lot of money being made available by local and state governments to just about anyone who puts together an even half-as*ed proposal that *promises* to provide broadband to the masses. (This despite the fact that upwards of 90% of the masses have it available to them in one or more forms already.) This has served to bring *investment* money into the picture which further encourages doomed ventures like these. On top of that, we have power companies claiming to clueless regulators that they *need* BPL so they can implement remote metering (failing to mention that technologies already in place can accomplish this at far lower expense). Then we have another aspect of the regulatory community that never met a potential competitor it didn't like. (i.e.: Got to be seen doing everything they can to promote competition... Not supporting even bogus proposals may look to the ideologues like unfriendliness to the marketplace.)
Too bad the technology has proven to be an out and out failure in every place it's been tried thus far; not to mention all the business plans. What's that Murphy's Law corrolary? Ah yes! "Every man has a plan that will not work." Oh... and didn't Ben Franklin say, "A fool and his money are soon parted." (Trouble is, a lot of that money is yours and mine.) John Figliozzi On Sep 20, 2007, at 7:52 AM, Richard Cuff wrote: > Link available to Wall Street Journal subscribers: > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118714676340798244.html?mod=sphere_ts > > The outfit developing the BPL networks - Current Group LLC - is also > building out a BPL network in Cincinnati. > > DirecTV says the service will be "competitive" with other providers, > but I wonder if that will be good enough. > > Here's the press release itself: > http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=127160&p=irol- > newsArticle&ID=1040569&highlight= > or http://snipurl.com/1qy4e. > > (odd note...this PR was issued August 15th...wonder why the WSJ waited > so long to publish it?) > > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
