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BPL
Last modified: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 

Abbreviated as BPL, broadband over power line is a technology that allows Internet data to be transmitted over utility power lines. To use BPL the subscriber needs to use a special broadband modem (phone, cable or satellite) that plugs into an electrical outlet. Internet services are received via radio waves over electrical lines, using many of the same frequencies that are traditionally used for ham radio. There are two types of BPL: in-building BPL technology, which uses the electrical wiring within a building and access BPL, which uses the electrical power distribution grid to provide broadband Internet access.
 

See also power line communications (PLC), and power line networking.

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BPL Today
A resource with news, interviews and industry analysis chronicling the emerging broadband over power lines industry.

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Networking news moves at a fast pace, and Open Networks Today lets you keep up with it. Open Networks Today offers its readers the ability to control how news is presented through customizing content filters, discussions, and news feed links.

Power Line Communications Association Home Page
Home page of an organization promoting power line communications as a viable means of high-speed, broadband delivery to millions of homes and businesses through out North America.

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