[ARRL-OK] BPL Database

[Eddie Manley]

Hello Oklahoma
Have not heard much about BPL in Oklahoma recently, but here an announcement
about the FCC's requirement for posting BPL into a public database, so we
will know if and when is coming to our town.  See the ARRL 'Home Pages' for
complete details.

-- FCC announces effective dates for BPL information-collection requirements
(Oct 5, 2005) -- The FCC has announced retroactively the effective dates of
certain rules containing new information-collection requirements applying to
broadband over power line (BPL) system providers. These rules were included
in the October 14, 2004, FCC Report and Order in the BPL proceeding, ET
Docket 04-37, and were published in the Federal Register last January 7. The
amendments to §15.615(a) through (e), which address the Access BPL Database,
became effective July 22, 2005. Those rules require entities operating
"Access BPL" systems to supply to an industry-recognized entity, information
on all existing Access BPL systems and all proposed Access BPL systems for
inclusion into a publicly available data base within 30 days prior to
initiation of service. The Office of Management and Budget approved the
information-collection requirements for §15.615(a) through (e) in July,
effective as of February 7, 2005.

Also, another BPL installation has gone 'BYE BYE' ..................

-- Pennsylvania Utility Cites Unfavorable Economics in Ending BPL Trial (Oct
5, 2005) -- PPL Broadband announced this week that it's terminating its
broadband over power line (BPL) experiment in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
According to media reports, the company is citing the high cost of a
full-scale BPL rollout and competition from cable and DSL service in the
region as the reason for the shutdown. Approximately 300 households
participating in the trial were said to be paying $40 a month for the
high-speed Internet service. Although interference was reported by Amateur
Radio stations in some of PPL Broadband's BPL service area, that apparently
was not a factor in the company's decision to drop out of the BPL race.
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Thanks
Eddie - K5EMS - 73