City Light as Internet Provider?
It would make a lot of sense that City Light, the company that already has trucks, poles, billing, poles and general infrastructure to provide broad band internet service to the city. City Light has not been on the forefront of innovation in remote meter readi... more
City Light as Internet Provider?
It would make a lot of sense that City Light, the company that already has trucks, poles, billing, poles and general infrastructure to provide broad band internet service to the city. City Light has not been on the forefront of innovation in remote meter reading or smart electric grid. If there was a way to upgrades to the electric distribution and metering system at the same time providing high speed broad band internet that could compete with Comcast or the telephone companies, that would be innovative.
Larry Ryan
Except that running broadband data transmission over electric lines that are antennas transmits strong radio intereference blanking out all short wave. Also, the same electric lines act as antennas to receive short wave transmissions. This would be the mutual destruction of reliable short wave communication by government, ham radio and CB operators. Plus, these licensed operations would interfere with the broadband internet service supplied to homes by City Light.
There is already competition driving t... more
Except that running broadband data transmission over electric lines that are antennas transmits strong radio intereference blanking out all short wave. Also, the same electric lines act as antennas to receive short wave transmissions. This would be the mutual destruction of reliable short wave communication by government, ham radio and CB operators. Plus, these licensed operations would interfere with the broadband internet service supplied to homes by City Light.
There is already competition driving the market place for broadband services. I can choose among 3 or 4 and costs vs. service are very good. Let City Light supply power. Let broadband internet service providers connect us to the interenet without causing massive intereference.
Recently, the city of Manassas, VA pulled the plug (no pun intended!) on broadband over power lines after a huge investment and disastrous results. As of June 2010 they will give up on this technology. Why? Massive intereference, high cost, competition from Comcast and Verizon and no real business case moving forward.