[NLRS] BPL

[Clare Jarvis]

Thanks Larry,

The REA was good for rural areas, but I agree with you that BPL is currently a technology
who's time has not come.   The losses per mile are too great, which result
in great RFI.  At a repeater every 300 feet under current technology and at $800 per repeater,
then the only way rural areas will get BPL is with a subsidy.   I hope it doesn't come to that.

Clare
de K0NY

On Tuesday 23 November 2004 09:20 am, Larry Larson wrote:
> To All
> I write 50 plus letters a year to our congressional delegation including
> issues such as BPL.  I will quote part of a letter I just got from Senator
> Dayton (D.Mn) concerning his view on BPL.
> " I am committed to ensuring that broadband internet access is available
> throughout the U.S.  As with rural postal service and telephone service of
> the past, I believe that the federal government should develop policies to
> secure fair and equitable access to high-speed internet services for all
> Americans."
> The only comment I'll make on this is I totally disagree with his view of 
> the role of federal government. Has any of the BPL tests actually been
> conducted in a rural area?
> Are the power companies really going to install the equipment needed for
> BPL in areas where only two or three potential customers exist per a square
> mile?
> Larry N0SUO
>
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