Broadband by Power Lines Moves Forward
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FCC clears the way for more companies to offer the alternative form of Net access. The US Federal Communications Commission this week cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line
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Southern New England's two biggest utilities are developing plans to spend potentially $1 billion constructing 80 to 100 miles of high-voltage electric transmission lines to make the regional power grid more reliable and keep up with steadily growing energy demand.
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The relentless pursuit for faster, cheaper broadband is leading to perhaps the last unclaimed conduit to your house: natural gas pipes. Nethercomm, a San Diego-area start-up, says it has developed technology to send lightning-fast broadband and TV services via wireless signals through the pipes.
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The long-promised battle between U.S.  cable and telephone companies has so far been more of an uneasy  peace. Thanks to their duopoly over broadband Internet access,  it may stay that way.
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UK homes in certain towns will  benefit from 100Mbps broadband, delivered via the sewers.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60127)  has announced the addition of 2007 Global Broadband - Broadband is  Essential Infrastructure to their offering.
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The Federal Communications Commission has made changes to its regulations that will allow power companies to provide broadband services over electric lines.
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The F.C.C. adopted rules that will enable utility companies to offer an alternative to broadband services provided by cable and phone companies.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60239)  has announced the addition of 2007 Global Broadband - Broadband is  Essential Infrastructure to their offering.
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ARLINGTON, VA - Members of three state public utilities promised a light regulatory touch on broadband over power line (BPL) service as electric companies begin to experiment with the alternative to traditional high-speed Internet service.
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Technology behind super-fast wireless networks is close to getting official approval.
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Company is developing a fiber network that will deliver TV and data to homes.
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Supporters say the new technology, which uses electric power lines, could become a major alternative to cable modem and phone connections if FCC approval helps it attract  participation of major utility companies.
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US regulators will let utility companies send high-speed Internet signals through electrical outlets to residential and business clients.
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New systems deliver broadband Internet connections through fixed antennas without digging up streets to install cables.
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Agency gives phone companies more leeway in sharing connections. Also: Broadband over power lines gets green light.
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Utilities view broadband over power line (BPL) services not only as an enabler of new revenue but as a benefactor of internal operations as well.