FCC requires BPL trial to work with ham radio club
W1AW ARRL Bulletin 39
From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 10, 2004

The FCC has required Electric Broadband LLC (EB), which is running a BPL field trial in Cottonwood, Arizona, to maintain contact with a local Amateur Radio club. The Commission granted EB a Part 5 Experimental license WD2XMB for the company's BPL pilot on November 19, although the ARRL earlier this year asked the Commission to withdraw its authorization for the operation. Verde Valley Amateur Radio Association (VVARA) BPL Committee Chair Robert Shipton, K8EQC, believes it might be the first time the FCC has ever imposed such a requirement.

MAJOR ISP TELLS FCC BPL NOT A "COMMERCIALLY VIABLE ALTERNATIVE" TO CABLE, DSL
The ARRL Letter Vol. 23, No. 49 December 17, 2004
Officials of Internet service provider EarthLink told the FCC that broadband over power line (BPL) cannot compete with the dominant cable or DSL technology today or in the near future. A BPL industry spokesperson subsequently criticized the ARRL apparently for reporting the company's statements.

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AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES
PULL PLUG ON BPL PILOT PROJECT
The Austrian Amateur Transmitter Federation
http://www.oevsv.at/index.shtml reports that a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) field test in the city of Linz has been cut short as a result of excessive radio interference.

FCC Acknowledges Interference Potential of BPL as it Okays Rules to Deploy It
NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 14, 2004--As expected, the FCC has approved revised Part 15 (unlicensed services) rules to specifically regulate the deployment of broadband over power line (BPL) technology. The Commission adopted a Report and Order in ET Docket 04-37 when it met in open session today. At the same time, three members of the Commission, including Chairman Michael K. Powell, specifically mentioned the concerns of Amateur Radio operators at the open meeting and expressed either assurances or hope that the new BPL rules will adequately address interference to licensed services.

Why Amateur Radio Is Concerned about BPL
From the ARRL

Why all the fuss over BPL???
From he Austrian Amateur Transmitter Federation

BPL is "Spectrum Pollution,"
NEWINGTON, CT, Aug 6, 2003--ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, says Broadband over Power Line (BPL)--if widely deployed--would represent "spectrum pollution" on a level that is "difficult to imagine." Haynie reacted after seeing videotape and early data from recent ARRL field studies in four states where BPL is undergoing testing.
ARRL BPL Video. http://216.167.96.120/BPL_Trial-web.mpg
 

FCC requires BPL trial to work with ham radio club
W1AW ARRL Bulletin 39
From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 10, 2004

The FCC has required Electric Broadband LLC (EB), which is running a BPL field trial in Cottonwood, Arizona, to maintain contact with a local Amateur Radio club. The Commission granted EB a Part 5 Experimental license WD2XMB for the company's BPL pilot on November 19, although the ARRL earlier this year asked the Commission to withdraw its authorization for the operation. Verde Valley Amateur Radio Association (VVARA) BPL Committee Chair Robert Shipton, K8EQC, believes it might be the first time the FCC has ever imposed such a requirement.

MAJOR ISP TELLS FCC BPL NOT A "COMMERCIALLY VIABLE ALTERNATIVE" TO CABLE, DSL
The ARRL Letter Vol. 23, No. 49 December 17, 2004
Officials of Internet service provider EarthLink told the FCC that broadband over power line (BPL) cannot compete with the dominant cable or DSL technology today or in the near future. A BPL industry spokesperson subsequently criticized the ARRL apparently for reporting the company's statements.