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[João Costa > CT1FBF]

BPL pollution to hit Cumbria

It appears that people in Cumbria will be subjected to pollution from
a new Broadband over Power Line (BPL) system that could ruin their
enjoyment of radio.

A report on ISP Review says that a pilot using BPL will take place in
the village of Shap in Cumbria. This pilot is being run alongside the
installation of Smart Meters and there are concerns that polluting BPL
may be deployed along with the rollout of Smart Meters in the rest of
the UK.

The BPL pilot is being run by a USA based telecoms firm called
Gridline Communications which has teamed up with Electricity
Northwest, Cable and Wireless Worldwide and T-Systems (T-S).

Read the ISP Review report at
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/06/07/gridline-delivers-broadband-access-via-electricity-lines-to-rural-cumbria-uk.html

USA TV reports on the truth about BPL
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2009/the_truth_about_bpl.htm

Southgate May 2009 - Smart Meter Consulation
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2009/smart_metering_consultation.htm