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Originally posted by NightCreature Finally PUC Inc, has announced that they will prototype the first comercial broadband power line technology! What does it mean for you? Well, it means high speed i-net access in your area Read more here. i-net over power lines

Even if this takes off, it most likely won't lower internet prices.

I personally wont be satisfied with Internet until I can watch TV via internet in DVD quality. But considering how slow is the progress in the tele-communication sector I doubt this will happen for another 15 years. Well, it will probably happen earlier - but won't be cheap for consumers.

This has been around in small scale formats for probably 5 years. In fact at one point I had the power lines of my home acting as power & RJ-45/11 outlets (until I went wireless).

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Originally posted by Durafei Even if this takes off, it most likely won't lower internet prices. I personally wont be satisfied with Internet until I can watch TV via internet in DVD quality. But considering how slow is the progress in the tele-communication sector I doubt this will happen for another 15 years. Well, it will probably happen earlier - but won't be cheap for consumers.

But that's not the point. The point is availability. Lets say you live in Yukon and you would like to have i-net access, then as long as you have power lines you can get high speed access to the web. Otherwise if you live in Yukon you'll probably need to get a dial up account, if it is at all available. In the worst case you have to pay $1000/month, or whatever they price is, for a satellite account.

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