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FCC enforcement bureau to take over BPL responsibilitiesCQ Magazine says it has learned that responsibility for acting on interference complaints regarding Broadband over Power Lines has been transferred from the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology to the Commission's Enforcement Bureau. According to the C-Q website story, there have been repeated complaints
of interference to hams and other CQ also says that that BPL appears to be losing some of its luster among
FCC commissioners. What was once described by former Commissioner Kathleen
Abernathy as "broadband nirvana" was virtually ignored by Commissioner
Jonathan Adelstein in a speech before the National Spectrum Managers'
Association in mid-May. Adelstein told the group that the so-called third
channel for broadband access, in addition to cable internet and telephone
DSL service -- once touted to be BPL -- is likely to be wide area wireless
Meantime, a bill containing a provision requiring the FCC to conduct a study of BPL's interference potential has been passed by the House of Representatives and was awaiting Senate action as we go to air. The amendment to the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006 in House Resolution 5252 was proposed by Arkansas Representative Mike Ross, WD5DVR, one of two hams currently in Congress. The ARRL is urging members living in states represented by members of
the Senate Commerce, Science and ransportation Committee to contact their
senators to urge support for a similar amendment to the Senate version
of the bill, which the ARRL Letter reports passed the House over the strong
objections of the BPL industry. Source: Amateur Radio Newsline, CQ website
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