Ain't this a bitch!
This might be a problem where their is a private electric co-operative.

 > Until most recently, Wisconsin has been Broadband Over Powerline (BPL)
 > free.   That is still true except for Washington Island.  At Washington
 > Island, there exists a small electric power co-op that, like all rural
 > electric cooperatives, is regulated by the federal government and not
 > by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.  They were approached by
 > a BPL company, IBEC, to install a system over their network to provide
 > high speed Internet for their customers.   This has raised the concern
 > of one Amateur who runs a B&B hotel catering to Amateur operators who
 > desire a peaceful vacation and the use of nice operating stations in a
 > low noise RF environment.   He asked for ARRL help.
 >
 > Enter Ed Hare, at ARRL, stage right.  Ed loaned some special test
 > equipment to take meaningful background measurements before BPL is
 > installed on the island.   Data was taken at two Amateur sites on
 > Washington Island, at least.   We now have baseline background data to
 > determine if BPL will be problem in Washington Island.   This is the
 > first step.
 >
 > What constitutes harmful interference to us?   For that, and more, I
 > highly recommend you read the basic information given by Ed Hare at
 > these sites:
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/
  and
 >
http://p1k.arrl.org/~ehare/bpl/measurements.html
 >
 > Rural Electric Cooperatives do not fall under the control of
 > Wisconsin's PSC.  Electric Co-ops are controlled by the Federal Energy
 > Regulatory Commission, FERC.   Their guidelines are somewhat different
 > than our Wisconsin PSC.  We have someone in the PSC who is in regular
 > contact with Jim Lackore, AD9X, State Government Liaison.   If BPL
 > attempts to sprout up, we should hear about it and take appropriate
 > action.   But, as in the case of Washington Island, this does not mean
 > that a Rural Electric Co-op can't start a BPL operation without PSC
 > knowledge.   We have 27 rural electric co-ops in Wisconsin.  You can
 > help us by keeping your ear to the rail and letting us know if you hear
 > of any BPL operation coming up.   Thanks!
 >
 > 73,
 > Don
 > W9IXG
 > WI Section Manager
 >
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