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Originally posted by Zuvio:
Ok, thats means that internet costs for the common guy could get lower, but I'm sure the power-companies won't drop that much under the currect prices. Furthermore, whats the speed of BPL? Is it a lot faster then ADSL or cable?
Also: since it will interfere with local AM radio stations, will the government allow such usage of the power cables?
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The government allowing it is what's up in the air right now. It's undecided as of yet, but comments from the FCC seemed to indicate that they were going to give it the thumbs up. Numerous organizations are now banding together to be against it after some preliminary research showed undoubtably that it causes harmful interference. The speed of BPL should be equivalent to DSL.
As to whether it interferes with local AM stations, I misread. It doesn't say that it does. AM stations use frequencies below 1MHZ. There is always the possibility of harmonics when dealing with a chaotic radiating structure like BPL though. So it's possible, if not likely.