The Broadband over powerline trials we mentioned last fall in Penn Yann, New York apparently haven't gone terribly well. According to the Finger Lakes Times and the ARRL, the company trialing the technology has decided BPL was not "commercially deployable," and has instead decided to focus on wireless mesh networking in the region. Another large trial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa was recently shelved after the companies involved couldn't resolve interference issues. FCC Commissioner Michael Powell has been very bullish on the technology despite evidence it may not function as promised, calling BPL the "great broadband hope" and claiming that the future of the technology "looks bright".