[Elecraft] Contact your Representatives (BPL)

Sun Sep 28 16:30:00 2003

As odd as it may seem, one must realize that this issue has been very
low on the national radar. Those who have anything to gain by BPL have
been hoping for a quiet change of the rules, and getting enough
deployment out there without notice, so that they could get away with
it by momentum alone.

Only now are the news media picking up on the other side.

The very first one I have seen that acknowledges the opposition can be
seen at

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5net-glitchsep28,0,2293904.story?coll

I have lost track of who posted this URL, but thanks, whoever you are.

Guy.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gil Stacy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Contact your Representatives (BPL)

>
> It will be interesting to see the power struggle, no pun intended,
between
> cable, the Bell Systems, and the electric power companies.  It would
seem
> that Cable companies and telephone companies will have their oxen
royally
> gorged if the electric utilities get their way with BPL.  It may be
wishful
> thinking, but we may get lucky and ride the coattails of the Bell
Systems
> who stand to lose a lot in this battle--and they wield a lot of
clout (read:
> $$$)  in comparison with us.  What has been the phone companies'
position
> during BPL's emergence?
>
> Gil KG4VCG
> K2 #3104
>