[TowerTalk] Bad news for BPL = Good news for us

[Jim Lux]

superberthaguy wrote:
> Nobody seems to have gotten the point...
> 
> With the ITU endorsement of WiMax 3G, and Intel being the major force behind 
> WiMax, it will nearly ensure a major roll out of the WiMax technology.
> 
> Such a roll out will make BPL much less competitive (if it even was to begin 
> with), thus less likely to be adopted in a widespread manner.
> 
> More WiMax = Less BPL :-)
> 

You hope...

But what about all those BPL advocates and lobbyists who will be thrown 
out on the street to wreak havoc and mayhem if left to their own devices?

I've always thought that BPL is more a clever way to keep a few hundred 
folks employed than any serious attempt to bring broadband to the rural 
masses.

Jim, W6RMK