[TenTec] [Fwd: BPL = Disaster in the making]

[Ken Brown]

  (sent to US Representative, Ed Case)

Hi Ed,

A new technology for delivering broadband internet service to households 
is be promoted by George Bush and others. The FCC, who is responsible 
for regulating the use of radio frequency spectrum, for the best benefit 
of Americans, is acting more as a cheerleader than a regulator for this 
flawed technology. The problem with BPL (broadband over power lines) is 
that it uses radio frequency spectrum that is uniquely suited for long 
distance communcations and is an irreplaceable national and 
international resource. BPL uses powerlines for communcations. On the 
surface it sounds like a great idea. Radio frequency currents on 
powerlines WILL RADIATE, causing terrible interference to radio 
communcations and broadcast reception in the HF (shortwave) spectrum. 
The intererence has already been documented, and in several European 
countries and Japan it has been outlawed. Yet in the USA promoters of 
BPL are in nearly complete denial of the interference potential and are 
rolling out systems in many parts of the country. I urge you to do 
whatever you can to stop this dangerous trend. There are many other 
technically sound methods of delivering broadband to the masses, without 
destroying existing communications resources.

Thank You,

Ken Brown