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<H1>IBM to help build broadband network in power lines</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>3 News</STRONG> in New Zealand carries a story
about the involvement of <STRONG>IBM </STRONG>with Broadband over Power Line
(BPL).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The 3 News story says:<BR>IBM Corp. is throwing its
considerable weight behind an idea that seemed to have faded: broadband Internet
access delivered over ordinary power lines.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The technology has been around for decades, but most
efforts to implement the idea on a broad scale have failed to live up to
expectations.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Now, with somewhat scaled-back goals, improved technology,
and a dose of low-interest federal loans, IBM is partnering with a small
newcomer called <STRONG>International Broadband Electric Communications
Inc</STRONG>. to try to make the idea work in rural communities that don't have
other broadband options.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Read the full 3 News story <EM>'IBM to help build
broadband network in power lines'</EM> at </FONT><A
href="http://tinyurl.com/6ghnc9" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://tinyurl.com/6ghnc9</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>International Broadband Electric Communications
Inc.<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.ibec.net/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.ibec.net/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>IBM and IBEC Working Together to Bring BPL to Rural
America<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.ibec.net/pdf/20081112_IBM_and_IBEC_Work_Together.pdf"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.ibec.net/pdf/20081112_IBM_and_<BR>IBEC_Work_Together.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>USDA Announces $342 Million in Rural Broadband,
Telecommunications Loans<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.ibec.net/pdf/20080924.pdf" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.ibec.net/pdf/20080924.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>3 News New Zealand<BR></FONT><A
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