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Calif. regulators OK broadband over power line test

April 27, 2006 Power companies, broadband providers will be able to test new BPL tech in an effort to offer consumers more access options. TAGS: broadband over power line, EarthLink Inc., power company, broadband, service provider, utility, California, IBM Corp., Google Inc.

Study: Promising future for power-line broadband

September 11, 2006 Delivery of broadband service over power lines could catch on in areas with limited phone, cable outlets, says research firm. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, broadband, broadband service, telephone service, research company, U.S.

EarthLink, GE fund broadband over power line provider

May 4, 2006 Companies contribute to $130 million round of funding for Current Communications' powerline Net access technology. TAGS: broadband over power line, EarthLink Inc., power company, General Electric Co., broadband, powerline, North Carolina, telephone company, broadband service, DSL, cable company, Google Inc., Wi-Fi, Internet access, video

IBM teams up for broadband over power line

July 11, 2005 Big Blue is partnering with CenterPoint Energy in Houston to turn power lines into a high-speed broadband network. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, Houston, grid, broadband, IBM Corp., utility

Broadband's power-line push

July 11, 2005 Google's investment in a company offering Internet service over power lines has the industry buzzing. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, EarthLink Inc., Internet Service Provider, broadband, investment, broadband service, Internet service, Google Inc.

Is broadband set to make power lines sing?

February 24, 2004 After years of failed promises, the time may be right for accessing the Net over power lines, now that an FCC proposal is galvanizing backers. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, EarthLink Inc., power company, broadband, DSL, rule, Internet access, U.S.

FCC to clarify rules for powerline broadband

October 31, 2006 Commission expected to classify BPL as it has DSL and cable modem, a move that should help spur further investment in the technology. TAGS: broadband over power line, information service, cable modem, electric company, powerline, commission, DSL, broadband, Texas, rule, telecommunications

FCC pushes for broadband over power lines

August 3, 2006 Regulators say they're trying to address interference concerns while promoting an alternative to cable, DSL. TAGS: broadband over power line, interference, regulator, DSL, broadband, radio, rule, Internet access, order

Radio operators OK rules on Net over power lines

October 15, 2004 For critics of power-line broadband access, new FCC rules mean "the glass is both half-full and half-empty." TAGS: broadband over power line, Cinergy Corp., powerline, energy company, operator, broadband, rule, signal, radio, DSL, spokesman

AT&T plugs into power lines for high-speed Net

July 14, 2004 AT&T teams up with power company to test how broadband can be sent over power lines, an emerging alternative to cable and DSL. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, AT&T Corp., broadband, Internet access, DSL, trial, Wi-Fi, U.S.

AT&T supports 'alternative' broadband

February 25, 2004 Ma Bell eyes emerging technologies--broadband over power lines and fiber-to-the-home networks--for its high-speed Net access service, as ways to avoid doing business with Baby Bells. TAGS: FTTH, broadband over power line, DSL, AT&T Corp., DSL service, broadband, BellSouth Corp., Ma Bell, phone service, cable company, fiber

Power line broadband gets popular with tech firms

August 24, 2005 Intel, Cisco and Motorola are helping shape standards and fund companies developing broadband-over-power-line technology. TAGS: broadband over power line, Joe Laszlo, Motorola Inc., powerline, standards, Intel, broadband, Cisco Systems Inc., investor, Comcast Corp., service provider, Google Inc., IBM Corp.

Broadband powerline service gains backers

March 2, 2004 One of the largest Midwestern power companies announces a joint venture to provide Internet access directly to consumers through power sockets in their homes. TAGS: Cinergy Corp., broadband over power line, powerline, power company, DSL, rollout, broadband, cable modem, Internet access, venture, billing, cable company, modem, service provider, U.S.

Texas to get broadband over its power lines

December 19, 2005 Current Communications teams up with a Texas electric company to offer broadband service over power lines. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, electric company, Cinergy Corp., EarthLink Inc., broadband, Texas, broadband network, broadband service, Virginia, service provider, cable company, TV

Year in review: Broadband ups the ante

December 23, 2005 Cable, phone companies step on each other's turf and spend big money to deliver high-speed phone, TV and Net service. TAGS: broadband over power line, broadband, DSL, cable company, Verizon Communications, TV, city, Internet Service Provider, decision, Google Inc., San Francisco

FCC eases high-speed network rules

October 14, 2004 Agency gives phone companies more leeway in sharing connections. Also: Broadband over power lines gets green light. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, Cinergy Corp., fiber, SBC Communications Inc., Bell company, power company, broadband, local phone company, telephone company, EarthLink Inc., Internet access, AT&T Corp., spokesman, agency, decision

EarthLink aims to evolve

October 11, 2005 Trying to shed its dependence on cable and phone companies, the ISP courts broadband customers by diversifying in a big way. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., DSL company, broadband, broadband over power line, DSL, wireless broadband, broadband network, Philadelphia, contract, city, Internet Service Provider, broadband service, wireless network, Wi-Fi
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