The Web site TVB has reported that the provision of broadband over power lines (BPL) is back in the chute at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after emerging from a court challenge leveled by ham radio operators. The FCC is seeking further comments on a revision of the rules for BPL it set nearly five years ago. One point of contention from the hams involved the measurement procedure used in the original BPL tests. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) challenged the methodology in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and won a remand last year. The RRL was concerned about interference from BPL, which theoretically would provide broadband access through regular electrical outlets.Read more at the TVB Web site.Visit the FCCs broadband plan Web site.
FCC Reroutes BPL
