[RFI] BPL Propaganda, ARRL Rebuttal on NPR's Morning Edition

[Tom Frenaye]

At 06:08 PM 8/18/2005, Chuck Gooden wrote:
>According to how I read it, the White House wants broadband access and
>BPL is only one method of several of getting it.  Let's not muddy the
>waters and confuse broadband access with BPL.

You must have read this paragraph too quickly.   See the second sentence: (CAPS added)

>Republicans are working to reduce burdensome regulations that discourage
>broadband investment. High-speed Internet access should not be governed by regulations
>established decades ago for the telephone. Consumers should have more options for
>affordable broadband access. The promise of BROADBAND OVER POWER LINES and wireless
>Internet access provide new opportunities to connect households, schools, and businesses
>to the Internet. Under the President’s leadership, the Administration has nearly doubled
>the amount of spectrum available for innovative wireless broadband applications such as
>Wi-Fi and Wi-Max.

             -- Tom

>Tom Frenaye wrote:
>> At 12:54 PM 8/18/2005, W6YN Don Milbury wrote:
>> 
>>>" The white house wants BPL..."  Where is this fact published?
>> 
>> 
>> Page 62, 2nd paragraph --> http://www.gop.com/media/2004platform.pdf
>> 
>>                -- Tom
>> 
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