[ETSList] Bad News RE: BPL

[Ronald A. Loneker Sr. KA2BZS]

FYI...

FCC Okays BPL Proposal; ARRL Officials Express Disappointment

NEWINGTON, CT, Feb 12, 2004--The FCC today agreed unanimously--with one 
partial dissent--to go forward with a Notice of Proposed Rule Making 
(NPRM) on the subject of Broadband over Power Line (BPL). The NPRM is 
the next step in the BPL proceeding, which began last April with a 
Notice of Inquiry that attracted more than 5100 comments--many from the 
amateur community. The FCC did not propose any changes in Part 15 rules 
governing unlicensed devices, but said it would require BPL providers to 
apply "adaptive" interference mitigation techniques to their systems. An 
ARRL delegation attended the FCC open meeting in Washington, and League 
President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, expressed disappointment with the FCC's 
decision.
Complete story:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/02/12/5/?nc=1

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