With the election looming, there does appear to be one issue that both Liberal and Labor can agree on: broadband over powerline could one day be used to get Internet access to Australia's remotest ...

During its monthly meeting Friday, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to clarify any regulatory uncertainty that may surround broadband over powerline technology. At the meeting, the ...

You plug a cell phone-size adapter into any electrical outlet in your house and you've got 3M bit/sec. Internet service Some call it “the third wire” and others call it “broadband over powerline” (BPL ...

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There's a new outlet for the Internet on the horizon that's sure to electrify the industry -- high-speed Web access that comes into homes or businesses through power lines, making every electrical ...