FCC Affirms Broadband over Power Line Rules
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote access to broadband services for all Americans and to encourage new facilities-based broadband platforms, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) affirmed its rules for Access Broadband over Power Line (Access BPL) systems while maintaining safeguards against harmful interference to existing radio services. If harmful interference does occur, the Commission said that it will take appropriate action to remedy the situation. Today’s decision was adopted in response to a number of petitions for reconsideration of the BPL rules established in October of 2004. In particular, ham operators and TV broadcasters were opposed to the BPL rules due to worries about interference. The FCC specifically denied the petition of the both groups. Under the rules, equipment must be certified by the commission and scheduled BPL projects must be published in a public database 30 days before the trial or deployment.
from Telecom Daily
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