IP Democracy: BPL Advocates Try to Make Mark on Telecom Act

A good piece by National Journal’s Bara Vaida highlights the efforts by broadband-over-powerline advocates to make sure their nascent industry isn’t overlooked in the Telecom Act rewrite. BPL firms such as Current Communications and Ambient Corp. can’t match the lobbying firepower of the top telco and cable operators and work to influence the legislation through the United Powerline Council.

The biggest concern BPL faces: ham radio operators (who apparently carry a lot of politically weight — who knew?) want to stiffen rules adopted by the FCC last year that limit the interference caused by BPL operations.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on July 26, 2005 8:25 AM to IP Democracy