Yes, BPL is dead and has been for some time. Until I did the research, I thought it still existed somewhere.
An explanation.At one time it was held that BPL could bring Internet to many who lived away from urban centers. The electrical power lines would send Internet into rural areas. This is NOT the same as using the power line to transfer data inside your home.
Here is a site that DOES NOT understand.
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/broadbandoverpowerlines.htmlHere is the story of how and why the FCC cut off its head.
How the FCC Killed Broadband Competition
To close out Powell’s near-complete dismantling of competitive services in the U.S., the FCC took up the issue of ISPs resale of DSL using the incumbent’s equipment, also known as wholesale “bitstream” access. If Cable is an information service under Brand X, why shouldn’t Telco have the same “regulatory relief”? The result: the FCC granted forbearance (in other words, declined to enforce its rules) from the common carriage requirements for telco DSL services.
Well,you need to read the rest of it. The FCC had made some rules that were too much. And that had impact on BPL, which needed a lot of forbearance.
Late in 2014 it was laid to rest. The body was very cold.
You can also get more info by doing Google on:
How Broadband Power Line failed.
Sad story.
