[geeks] Has anyone used power-line communications?

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Bob <rjtoegel at verizon.net>
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" >In some ways it's a moot point, someone at a telco is going to figure out how
" >to get the taxpayers to fund a bond issue for "infrastructure" and rip out
" >all of the copper wire so they can sell it a high price and replace it with
" >fiber which is made from plastic covered sand. :-)
" 
" Another advantage to fiber is it's a little hard to have an induced voltage
" appear on the line during a thunder storm or when the sun is really pumping
" out the solar wind during peak sunspot season.

a further 'advantage' - for the telcos, anyway - is that they have to
share their copper plant with clecs [if there are any left].  they
don't have to share their fiber.

sop around here when you get fios is they pull your copper loops and
reroute your phone svc via fiber, even if it's not part of your pkg.
take the customer prisoner...
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