[TenTec] BPL & Bush

[Richard Detweiler]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your reply,

The rule changes is one issue that can cause a long term problem,

Yet the increase cost in electricity to 'fund' the BPL is another,

We are all banking on the hope that BPL on HF will not do well economically,

yet if the power company draws funds from every electricity user, then that 
hope is gone too.

If they are limited to a percentage profit on electricity,  then they will 
move the costs (Losses) into 'infrastructure' costs, and charge all of us 
for it.

73's
Rich
K5SF


>From: "Bill Rowlett" <kc4atu at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>To: tentec at contesting.com
>Subject: RE: [TenTec] BPL & Bush
>Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 01:16:36 +0000
>
>Richard and all,
>
>Yes, BPL is a done deal because it can be and is being put into operation 
>under the present PART 15 RULES. It is these rules that they want to 
>change. It is the rule changes we are fighting, NOT BPL.
>
>The large power companies who have a pile of stock holders to answer to are 
>the ones which may play with it but than give up when the return on the 
>investment is too low. The small, local power companies who need a new 
>money maker may be the ones to stick with BPL.
>
>But again, it is the rule changes which favor BPL that we are fighting, BPL 
>is here to stay. Hopefully not forever though. Just wait until the first 
>user is fried because of a malfunction in the little black box.
>
>73,  Bill  kc4atu
>QRP, doing more with less
>FM19ga
>
>
>
>>From: "Richard Detweiler" <rdetweil at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>>To: tentec at contesting.com
>>Subject: RE: [TenTec] BPL & Bush
>>Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:17:39 -0500
>>
>>Hi Dave,
>>
>>Thanks for your reply,
>>
>>I agree that for now it is pretty much a done deal.
>>
>>One point I want to say is that trying to focus on the 'technical' issues 
>>is the wrong place in this environment.  The Tech side is well stated, if 
>>not looked at.
>>
>>There is an econimic side, with possibility of 'scandal' written all over 
>>it.  If we were to exploit that to people like Kerry it could become an 
>>election issue or at least a bruise to the president.
>>
>>Can you imagine the media attention if millions of workers knew their 
>>electric bill was going up because some president wanted broadband?
>>
>>73's
>>Rich
>>K5SF
>>
>>
>>>From: <k4dlj at bellsouth.net>
>>>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>>>To: <TenTec at contesting.com>
>>>Subject: [TenTec] BPL & Bush
>>>Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:36:48 -0400
>>>
>>>Richard,
>>>I have never commented here on the TT Group but thought it was about 
>>>time.
>>>Gratefully, I have enjoyed many hours of good reading from all.
>>>
>>>We all must understand when the Commander and Cheif want it... It will be 
>>>done.
>>>This is a very determined to be sucessful fellow and has every intention 
>>>of making Mr. Powell a ISP hero. In addition, as we all know the Bush 
>>>Cheney Crew
>>>are very much involved with the energy folks.. AKA as Haleberton.
>>>GW is a pretty sharp chap and would think he would want to be aware of 
>>>any possible glitch in the Homeland Security Communications systems in 
>>>addition to NTSF issues. Maybe Mr. Ridge needs a talkin too as well, 
>>>being Homeland Security being a very big issue on the hill.
>>>
>>>The best hope we have is the technical issues. As mentioned here on the 
>>>NG, the Washington folk do not have any technical backround. Somehow, we 
>>>all need to get  the techinical issues to the White House so they are 
>>>presented properly insteed of be laid out by a bunch of lawyers who again 
>>>are not technically educated in addition to beating on our local Senate 
>>>and Congress folks doors.
>>>
>>>Plus a few prayers...
>>>Best 73/DX de Dave K4DLJ
>>>
>>>
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