[TenTec] Bush behind BPL...

[Richard Detweiler]

Here is my text,  to the Texas PUC commission  73's de K5SF
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Is the BPL infrastructure costs going to be passed on to the consumer in 
higher electric rates due to any guaranteed profits allowed to the power 
company?

The Infrastructure upgrade costs will be very large to implement BPL, It was 
so large that it almost bankrupted every major TELCO supplier.

Thus if the power company is guaranteed a profit by burying the costs in 
'infrastructure' upgrades, then uses that to compete with the TELCO's,  will 
the power company not absorb the losses of BPL into infrastructure costs and 
Cause the Electric consumer to pay for this competition?

Is this a reality?

Thanks
Richard Detweiler
17839 Benchmark
Dallas TX  75252
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>From: Bill NY9H <ny9h at arrl.net>
>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>To: tentec at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Bush behind BPL...
>Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:19:38 -0500
>
>I just sent off the following web response to the  Citizen Utility Board,
>a VERY active group in Illinois.  These guys are VERY TOUGH on the 
>utilities in Illinois....   read on ,  you will get my drift .....
>I noted it as an inquiry rather than a complaint....
>
>*******************
>inquiry..  i understand that the state 'allows" the power utilities to make 
>a certain "profit" on their operations.. since they have a monopoly. So far 
>ok.  Now I see electric companies i believe Peoria is the first in our 
>state , trying to compete with the cable companies offering internet "over 
>the powerlines."  I've been selling these technologies for 15 years; and I 
>see no way is it economically feasible to succeed.. technically a lost 
>cause. The promoters suggest service to rural america, yet the 
>infrastructure needed to go inplace to provide such service, would make 
>them more expensive than cable !!  BUT WE ' GUARANTEE THEM THEIR 8% 
>PROFIT...  but they will need to bury the infrastructure losses in our 
>electric bills.
>Am I missing something... they havbe a hard enough time maintaining their 
>current infrastructures....  HELP ME IF I CRAZY....i DON'T WANT TO PAY MORE 
>FOR MY ELECTRIC BECAUSE COMED OR CILCO TRIES TO COMPETE WITH COMCAST  , SBC 
>& COX.
>I would think this would be an issue for all the state advocacy groups ???
>
>In addition, this technology got tossed from Japan & many European 
>countries because it interfered with radio communications. ( yes I am very 
>concerned about that aspect)
>but I'm afraid we will have to pay for a BIG LOSER...
>Are these regulated agencies precluded from going into other businesses 
>using their capital
>and regulated cash ???  regards
>
>Bill Steffey
>
>
>maybe I'm barking up a wrong tree, but  many states have similar watchdog 
>groups ,  who regularly SUE their utilities....and get money back for the 
>users.
>If BPL is not a good business model ... the utility boards should be 
>screaming about wasting money ... just a thought..
>( we could at least make them aware of the bad business model.....
>     especially if they have to turn it off , after a legal complaint.!!!
>
>
>bill ny9h
>
>
>so write call your local watchdog group to save you from supporting a lost 
>cause financially BY YOUR REGULATED ELECTRIC COMPANY...
>especially if they already implementing BPL/.
>
>
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