RayW
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said by Transmaster  :We all know BPL sucks as a high speed internet connection. But what is ultimately going to kill it is no one can make any money with such a system. Who says that the object is to make money?
Look at it as a tool that the companies would like so they can lay off meter readers. But it is a tool that will cost money that in the short term (America's financial thinking for the past 10-20+ years) will cause a drain on the financial reports.
Now consider that the political hype is that everyone has to have a 'fast' internet connection, coupled with the foot dragging and lawsuit happy incumbents, and you have a source of investment income that listens to hype instead of fact.
Presto! You now have a built out BPL that you can use for your monitoring and not have to pay for it from the normal capital update funds. So when BPL for Internet dies and the investors run to the next BIG THING, well you have it in place so you might as well use it at the less polluting level, right?
DISCLAIMER: No where have I seen this in writing except for my postings on the subject. But considering the bad engineering theory behind it and the stockholder thirst for returns NOW, it does make sense.
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