Comments on: So you say nothing has changed in the telecom world? http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:58:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MonicaX http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-47674 MonicaX Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:56:02 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-47674 Terrific blog you got. MonicaX Terrific blog you got. MonicaX

]]> By: MonicaX http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-29651 MonicaX Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:56:02 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-29651 Terrific blog you got. MonicaX Terrific blog you got. MonicaX

]]> By: Scott Dier http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-47673 Scott Dier Sat, 21 Aug 2004 06:49:38 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-47673 BPL has a long hard road to follow too. I don't think the FCC is allowing BPL to go past the 'testing' stage just yet -- it causes harmful interference to existing radio services such as Amateur Radio, millitary, and other uses.<br><br>Power companies have not been able to contain their systems within the FCC Part 15 rules, either.<br><br><a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/08/17/2/?nc=1">http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/08/17/2/?...</a> BPL has a long hard road to follow too. I don’t think the FCC is allowing BPL to go past the ‘testing’ stage just yet — it causes harmful interference to existing radio services such as Amateur Radio, millitary, and other uses.

Power companies have not been able to contain their systems within the FCC Part 15 rules, either.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/08/17/2/?...

]]> By: Scott Dier http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-29650 Scott Dier Sat, 21 Aug 2004 05:49:38 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-29650 BPL has a long hard road to follow too. I don't think the FCC is allowing BPL to go past the 'testing' stage just yet -- it causes harmful interference to existing radio services such as Amateur Radio, millitary, and other uses. Power companies have not been able to contain their systems within the FCC Part 15 rules, either. http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/08/17/2/?nc=1 BPL has a long hard road to follow too. I don’t think the FCC is allowing BPL to go past the ‘testing’ stage just yet — it causes harmful interference to existing radio services such as Amateur Radio, millitary, and other uses.

Power companies have not been able to contain their systems within the FCC Part 15 rules, either.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/08/17/2/?nc=1

]]> By: Neb Okla http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-47672 Neb Okla Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:25:33 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-47672 Um, oops. Doesn't look like this accepts HTML so for the time being I'll just put the URL in my message:<br><br><a href="http://groups.msn.com/MarkNoblesPhotos/family.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID;=25">http://groups.msn.com/MarkNoblesPhotos/family.m...</a> Um, oops. Doesn’t look like this accepts HTML so for the time being I’ll just put the URL in my message:

http://groups.msn.com/MarkNoblesPhotos/family.m...

]]> By: Neb Okla http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-47671 Neb Okla Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:24:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-47671 Oh, <a href="http://groups.msn.com/MarkNoblesPhotos/family.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=25" rel="nofollow">here is a photo</a> of an AEP dark fiber installation in 1999. Oh, here is a photo of an AEP dark fiber installation in 1999.

]]> By: Neb Okla http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-47670 Neb Okla Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:23:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-47670 Interestingly power companies have been working to leverage their Right of Way (ROW) toward data for a long time.<br><br>In 1999, AEP replaced the lightning arrestor wires on the top of many power towers with dark fiber wrapped in a conductor. It still protects the power lines from lightning - but it can also carry fiber optic data.<br><br>Shortly thereafter AEP claimed one of the largest dark fiber networks in the country.<br><br>It sure would be nice to solve the "last mile" problem if a massive fiber optic infrastructure were able to travel over BPL from the substation to the home for example.<br><br>It'd also be one less thing to plug-in. And to get an Internet connection, one need only find a power plug. Interestingly power companies have been working to leverage their Right of Way (ROW) toward data for a long time.

In 1999, AEP replaced the lightning arrestor wires on the top of many power towers with dark fiber wrapped in a conductor. It still protects the power lines from lightning – but it can also carry fiber optic data.

Shortly thereafter AEP claimed one of the largest dark fiber networks in the country.

It sure would be nice to solve the “last mile” problem if a massive fiber optic infrastructure were able to travel over BPL from the substation to the home for example.

It’d also be one less thing to plug-in. And to get an Internet connection, one need only find a power plug.

]]> By: Neb Okla http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-29649 Neb Okla Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:25:33 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-29649 Um, oops. Doesn't look like this accepts HTML so for the time being I'll just put the URL in my message: http://groups.msn.com/MarkNoblesPhotos/family.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=25 Um, oops. Doesn’t look like this accepts HTML so for the time being I’ll just put the URL in my message:

http://groups.msn.com/MarkNoblesPhotos/family.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=25

]]> By: Neb Okla http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-29648 Neb Okla Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:24:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-29648 Oh, <a href="http://groups.msn.com/MarkNoblesPhotos/family.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=25" rel="nofollow">here is a photo</a> of an AEP dark fiber installation in 1999. Oh, here is a photo of an AEP dark fiber installation in 1999.

]]> By: Neb Okla http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/comment-page-1/#comment-29647 Neb Okla Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:23:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/18/so-you-say-nothing-has-changed-in-the-telecom-world/#comment-29647 Interestingly power companies have been working to leverage their Right of Way (ROW) toward data for a long time. In 1999, AEP replaced the lightning arrestor wires on the top of many power towers with dark fiber wrapped in a conductor. It still protects the power lines from lightning - but it can also carry fiber optic data. Shortly thereafter AEP claimed one of the largest dark fiber networks in the country. It sure would be nice to solve the "last mile" problem if a massive fiber optic infrastructure were able to travel over BPL from the substation to the home for example. It'd also be one less thing to plug-in. And to get an Internet connection, one need only find a power plug. Interestingly power companies have been working to leverage their Right of Way (ROW) toward data for a long time.

In 1999, AEP replaced the lightning arrestor wires on the top of many power towers with dark fiber wrapped in a conductor. It still protects the power lines from lightning – but it can also carry fiber optic data.

Shortly thereafter AEP claimed one of the largest dark fiber networks in the country.

It sure would be nice to solve the “last mile” problem if a massive fiber optic infrastructure were able to travel over BPL from the substation to the home for example.

It’d also be one less thing to plug-in. And to get an Internet connection, one need only find a power plug.

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