gurugordon
join:2004-03-24
Sunbury, PA
| reply to BigCreek
Re: I'm always amazed ...
said by BigCreek  :
... that everyone seems so anxious to see this technology die. Are there problems with it? Apparently so. But we need this technology to compete with DSL/cable and to serve the dead areas.
Have you not been reading this board recently? Just why to you believe that BPL has any answer to the problems of the "dead" (meaning rural) areas.
BPL operators are faced with exactly the same problems as any other broadband provider - they have to justify their costs against potential income. They too have to install costly infrastructure to enable their service. In rural areas there is no possible ROI. So, why do we need it?
BPL is only viable in built-up areas, where there already is existing broadband availability. So, why do we need it?
BPL speeds can't match those of cable, never mind fiber. So, why do we need it?
BPL interferes with all other users of the HF spectrum, including emergency first responders and aeronautical safety, and prevents the reception of shortwave broadcasts, thus denying to the American people the chance to gain a perspective of world events independent of the sanitized version put out by the US media. So, why do we need it?
BPL has failed most every place else it has been deployed. So, why do we need it?
This is not tomorrow's technology - it is yesterday's failed technology. It should be placed in the trash can of history where it most firmly belongs. And yes, I am dancing at the prospect of its imminent demise.
Check out »www.gobpl.com for the facts about BPL. |
