[RFI] Ominous comment from FCC Chair Powell

[John DeGood]

Q. Amateur radio operators worry that electric companies will interfere 
with their signals if allowed to deploy high-speed Internet services 
over power lines. What do you say to them?

A. We've never said we would let it go on and interfere with critical 
services. The question is whether it does, and to what extent, and what 
limits can be placed to make sure it doesn't. We've been fully committed 
to only allowing things within the range of what we're convinced won't 
create impermissible interference. ...

Let's say this works, broadband over power lines. Then every person in 
every building has broadband because of the electrification of this 
country. There is a plug everywhere. ... We're not going to be easily 
dissuaded from doing something that has that much potential.

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An excerpt from an interview Friday with FCC Chair Powell, as reported at:

   http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/3394894p-3018584c.html

73, John NU3E