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E-Commerce News: Media Convergence: DirecTV Moves to Put Net on Power Grid

E-Commerce News: Media Convergence: DirecTV Moves to Put Net on Power Grid

DirecTV has announced a deal with Internet broadband provider Current to offer BPL — broadband over power lines. The deal is limited for now to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, but could expand over time. BPL allows subscribers to get high-speed Web access by simply plugging a modem into any wall power outlet in the house. It also helps electricity providers better manage the power grid.

This sounds like something whose time has come. I don’t have cable (wouldn’t watch much of anything on it) and I’d like to ditch the landline if I get broadband. This sounds like just what I’m looking for, depending on price :wink: .

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