tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2013:/blog/tom-keating//4/tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.17190- 2013-02-22T21:05:49Z Comments for First city to deploy broadband over powerline goes live VoIP & Gadgets blog - Latest news in VoIP & gadgets, wireless, mobile phones, reviews, & opinions Movable Type 4.38 tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.17190 2005-10-04T14:13:45Z 2008-04-10T21:35:23Z First city to deploy broadband over powerline goes live The first city-wide deployment of broadband-over-powerline (BPL) technology in the U.S. went line in Manassas, Virginia. The BPL network is operated by Communication Technologies, Inc. (COMTek). COMTek is recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the 500 fastest-growing privately held... Tom Keating http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/ The first city-wide deployment of broadband-over-powerline (BPL) technology in the U.S. went line in Manassas, Virginia. The BPL network is operated by Communication Technologies, Inc. (COMTek). COMTek is recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the 500 fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. While having a city-wide broadband-over-powerline is a major milestone, I still think broadband-over-sewer lines is way cooler. After all, half the stuff on the Internet is crap anyway.

]]> tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2005:/blog/tom-keating//4.17190-comment:3516 Comment from Jonathan Marks on 2005-10-06 Jonathan Marks http://www.criticaldistance.blogspot.com/ The "fibre to the loo" option sounds a much better option. I am curious to know whether the powerlines have wiped out FM or especially AM reception. There have been strong lobby groups in Europe worried about broadband over power lines wiping a lot of broadcast off the map

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