Originally published July 25 2005
Houston utility testing high-speed internet over power lines
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The new technology, called BPL, is allowing people to access high-speed internet through their own power lines, in an effort to compete with DSL and cable-modem broadband services.
UNDATED New technology being tested in several U-S cities allows people to connect to the Internet by plugging a computer modem into power outlets in their homes.
The technology is called broadband-over-power line, or B-P-L.
Advocates say it could compete with D-S-L or cable-modem broadband service.
Officials say the experiment has been under way since June and will run through August.
It's being tested in Houston, Texas and in Manassas Virginia -- where several hundred customers have signed up for B-P-L service offered by the municipal utility.
The program is from CenterPoint and partner I-B-M Corporation.
The technology could speed the sending of large files such as photographs contained in e-mail messages, because so-called upload speeds are generally faster than through D-S-L or cable modem.
It could also allow the remote monitoring of security systems and thermostats.
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