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> 'Broadband over PowerLine' to be Running in Manassas, Virginia, Next Week
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> A broadband connection in every electrical socket
>  Wayne Hanson
> Jan 13 2004
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> The Manassas, Virginia, City Council announced that broadband Internet
service will soon be available over electrical power lines. According to the
City Council, Manassas is the first city in the nation to roll out the new
system, termed 'Broadband over PowerLine.'
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> The system -- said to bring broadband access to every electrical outlet --
will be run by Prospect Street Broadband.
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> High-voltage power distribution of Internet access has much to offer rural
and other areas not currently served by DSL or cable. However, ham radio
operators object to the system, as they contend it operates at frequencies
that interfere with ham radios.
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