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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.
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