[BC] The FCC bends over...AGAIN

[R A Meuser]

Fiber transceivers are  not that costly, especially if multimode fiber 
is used from the pole to the house.

The ARRL is taking the FCC to court over their inaction in handling BPL 
complaints. Will be interesting to see how that plays out.

Peter Moncure wrote:
> My local coop (very rural, and I'm their last customer!) is very 
> actively in the Internet business.  It deployed 802.11 radio systems, 
> dial-ups and had planned a big rollout of BPL.  But it took the sensible 
> precaution of testing the hardware, has now scrapped the whole BPL 
> project, and is swiftly pursuing fiber to the home, at which it will be 
> eminently successful.  Fiber is cheap, it's the interface to the house 
> that's expensive, but this will come down.
> 
> BPL is dead, well-deservedly.  And FCC?  They are so saddled with  
> lawyers that it seems unlikely they will be able to respond to 
> technological progress, becoming dangerous Luddites.
>