| (Monkey) Business as Usual at the FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein played the middle. "We need to be mindful of harmful interference, but we can’t let unsupported claims stand in the way of this kind of innovation."
Adelstein said this despite several computer models showing the interference potential and field measurements. But then the FCC turns around and promotes unproven adaptive technologies as a solution to interference mitigation. Common sense thinking about this shows that it's unlikely it will prevent the problems we foresee. What makes this even worse is that they met with a BPL vendor around the end of January discussing adaptive technologies. Coincidence ? I think not 
Also, how is a Dark Ages style radiating wired network considered "innovation"? Once again the technical ineptness of our Commisioners shine through.
The FCC ignored 5000 comments against BPL and didn't wait until the NTIA released their test results. This speaks volumes. The FCC will do whatever it wants and will follow the money, regardless of public outcry. We saw it happen with media ownership. |
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| I remember someone saying that the FCC had way too many lawyers, and not enough engineers. |
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| put some shielding around the powerlines (problem solved everyone is happy) |
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| said by MystBlade:
put some shielding around the powerlines (problem solved everyone is happy)
That's called coax. Wow, they should try carrying the Internet on cable TV systems. |
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said by MystBlade:
put some shielding around the powerlines (problem solved everyone is happy)
If you're doing that, you might as well just run coax cable or fiber. |
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said by rf_engineer:
said by MystBlade:
put some shielding around the powerlines (problem solved everyone is happy)
That's called coax. Wow, they should try carrying the Internet on cable TV systems.
LOL I am laughing so hard right about now! |
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| said by fifty nine:
LOL I am laughing so hard right about now!
This innovation will provide Internet on every TV channel. And not to forget our rural broadband-challenged folks, I propose transmitting the Internet through the air, to TV antennas. I know this sounds crazy, but try to stay with me here, folks. |
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| By joe..
You might be onto something there.
But how could we offset the costs to the end user ?
Possibly by interjecting commercials every 5 minutes ?
Hell, lets just give them all 3 minutes of browsing, 5 minutes of commercials, and if we could just get enough sponsers onboard, we might be able to even make it free...
But i don't see how we would ever get around the people who might add tinfoil to their recieving antennas to increase their transmissions speed. |
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W5JGV
join:2001-02-03
Natchitoches, LA | reply to rf_engineer
said by rf_engineer:
This innovation will provide Internet on every TV channel. And not to forget our rural broadband-challenged folks, I propose transmitting the Internet through the air, to TV antennas. I know this sounds crazy, but try to stay with me here, folks.
When BPL fires up, you can bet you WILL transmit the Internet to your TV antenna!  |
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 Radio ActiveMy pappy's a pistolPremium
join:2003-01-31
Fullerton, CA | reply to RipTides
said by RipTides:
By joe..
You might be onto something there.
But how could we offset the costs to the end user ?
Possibly by interjecting commercials every 5 minutes ?
Hell, lets just give them all 3 minutes of browsing, 5 minutes of commercials, and if we could just get enough sponsers onboard, we might be able to even make it free...
How about a scrolling banner ad at the bottom somewhere? Kind of like the ones the news stations carry?
Or maybe a scrolling title in the browser title bar.;)
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