[BC] BPL flaws

[Jerry Mathis]

Somehow I don't see the gas utility companies getting supportive of this.



Jerry Mathis
Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS




>From: "John Burger" <xlchief at yahoo.com>
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>To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: RE: [BC] BPL flaws
>Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 10:36:35 -0700
>
>I think it would be broadband "through" gas lines from the way it is
>described here:
>
>http://www.semprafiberlinks.com/Pages/Home/Home.aspx
>
>John
>
>
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>[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Dave
>Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:29 AM
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>Subject: Re: [BC] BPL flaws
>
> > ... The
> > article points out the real problem: deployment will start in cities,
> > because that's where the money is.  Rural service will still be costly,
>and
> > there are no guarantees that service will ever move to the outlying 
>areas.
> >
> > Ron Castro
> > Chief Technical Officer
> > Results Radio, LLC
>
>It's been my experience that internet access in two of the cities I've
>looked into (Santa Clara (north of Eugene), Or and Lacey (adjacent to
>Olympia), Wa) are FAR behind us out here in the hinterland of the upper
>midwest (North Dakota).  I can get broadband at about 3-5 mb access speed
>via either cable or DSL (advertised as at least 1mb) for about $30/month. 
>In
>both cities mentioned above, the "broadband" access was about 256kb and at
>about $50/month. Now, the last time I checked either of these two metro
>locations was about two years ago, but that is the data as available then.
>
>The rural areas of the state seem to be covered by either DSL or wireless
>from all the local TELCO co-ops.
>
>So I've never seen any logical justification for the BPL bandwagon. Now, I
>have coffee with several guys, one being the local TELCO sales rep, who
>tells us that broadband over GAS LINES is next as BPL was causing too much
>interference. Fiber to the neighborhood, then broaband to the house over 
>the
>natural gas pipe.
>
>If nothing else comes of it, that ought to make the "one call" locate 
>easier
>to do.....
>
>Dave Dunsmoor
>
>
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