[RFI] More on BPL

[Martin Ewing]

As Deep Throat said, "follow the money".  Words don't mean much, alas.

I am writing my letter to the Times.  I hope many others will write them or 
other media sources to help our message along.

-Martin

p.s. The technical education of reporters does leave something to be desired. 
Recently, the NYT had an article about lethal manhole covers and lamp posts that 
had AC leakage problems. (A woman was killed.)  It was sad/amusing to see how 
much trouble the reporter had to describe the electrical situation.  As I 
recall, he was talking about an object "emitting 50 volts of current"!

Pete Smith wrote:
> There has been some concern expressed about one Commissioner's reference 
> to "unsupported claims [of interference]."  Fortunately, that snippet 
> looks a lot better in context.  Commissioner Adelstein said:
> 
> " While we must be mindful of harmful interference, we cannot let 
> unsupported claims stand in the way of such an innovation as BPL 
> systems.  Provided that the engineering bears out, I believe that we 
> need to push the boundaries to accommodate new technologies.  A little 
> noticed provision of the Communications Act, Section 157, reads that 
> '[i]t shall be the policy of the United States to encourage the 
> provision of new technologies and services to the public.'  I am fully 
> committed to that mission to promote new technologies, and to provide a 
> framework for innovation so they can succeed.  In order to do so, we 
> must first resolve the technical interference issues addressed in this 
> NPRM."
> 
> To me, that last sentence puts the burden of proof where it belongs.  
> Now we'll see if the FCC means it.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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