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Google invests in power-line broadband

July 7, 2005 Current Communications, which offers Net service over power lines, attracts cash from Google, Hearst and Goldman Sachs. TAGS: Cinergy Corp., power company, powerline, Hearst Corp., broadband, Kentucky, Indiana, venture, financing, grid, broadband service, Google Inc., U.S.

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.

Sun expands utility pricing technique

October 30, 2003 Sun Microsystems is expanding a program to sell computing horsepower in a way similar to how power companies sell electricity. TAGS: utility computing, computing, power company, Sun Microsystems Inc., accounting, IBM Corp., technique

Linux catches on at coal power plants

December 19, 2003 RWE Innogy, a power company in the United Kingdom, is moving systems that control its coal-fired power plants to open-source Linux. TAGS: Verano, SCADA, power company, plant, natural gas, Linux, Unix, Intel Itanium, open source, U.K., IBM Corp., server, security

City-owned network moves forward

July 16, 2004 Cities interested in building their own fiber networks are closely watching developments in Utah. TAGS: fiber, UTOPIA, power company, resident, Utah, city, Comcast Corp., service provider, project, video

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, broadband, rollout, Internet access, venture, cable modem, billing, cable company, modem, service provider, 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, Google Inc., DSL, Wi-Fi, Internet access, cable company, video

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., broadband, power company, DSL, Internet access, rule, U.S.

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., SBC Communications Inc., power company, fiber, Bell company, broadband, local phone company, telephone company, EarthLink Inc., Internet access, agency, decision, AT&T Corp., spokesman

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