[CW] BPL?

Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:00:41 -0400

Perhaps this massive power interruption can only delay the 
BPL attempt?  Let's hope that it has an affect.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 11:35:12 -0500
  "Bill Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Perhaps yesterday's, continuing massive power failure in 
>the
>northeastern U.S.A. and Canada will convince the power
>utilities that they should focus their energies and
>resources on their core business, rather than entering a 
>new
>business that is already served by telephone companies,
>competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC), cable 
>television
>operators, satellite services and, in some markets,
>broadband wireless access (BWA) carriers.
>
>According to the August 15th Toronto Globe and Mail,
>"critics have been calling for breakers to be installed
>throughout North America's grids for some time, only to 
>be
>told by the grid operators (power companies) that there 
>is
>no money to fund such a massive infrastructure overhaul."
>
>Why would regulators, politicians and the power 
>companies'
>shareholders be interested in spending billions of 
>dollars
>entering a new business when they obviously have major
>challenges in their own backyard. Seems like time to 
>"stick
>to the knitting".
>
>William E. Evans, P. Eng.
>VE4UD
>
>
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