If they have the bankrolls to afford it then go for it. We have fiber in our area, but they've declared it a fiscally inefficient method for deploying data to the home. Our local utility company is also researching BPL until the third quarter of '05. We shall soon see what methods are going to be chosen because the race for internet monopoly is at hand (actually has been in this area for a few years now). -- ASUS SK8N nForce3 - 8GB PC2700 - AXP 64 3400+ - nVidia 6800 Ultra w/512mb - CL Audigy 2 PP - WD SATA150 36GB + Hitachi GST 250GB - Plextor PX708A + Sony CRX300A - Dual 600 Watt PSU's.
Stop thinking in terms of 'data'. Its a pipe, and in this day and age 'data' can be anything from your usual data, or it can telephony, or it can be broadcast content (IPTV), etc.
If Lafayette was smart they would recognize this and offer a triple-slam package and really tick off Bellsouth and Cox.
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