HOT TOPICS
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Topics
The Smart grid
State-level BPL policy
Network neutrality
Ham operator/interference issues
IEEE P1901 compatibility standard
Competition with incumbents
TXU/Current BPL deployment
CenterPoint Energy/IBM deployment
THE SMART GRID
Ambient builds current, voltage sensors into its BPL gear, April 24, 2007
Corinex teams with MuNet for BPL-based meters, April 24, 2007
PowerGrid teams with Sojitz to make and sell BPL gear, April 24, 2007
NARUC AMI resolution pleases AMRA, April 24, 2007
STATE-LEVEL BPL POLICY
Arkansas
Arkansas BPL law signed by governor, April 10, 2007
Arkansas 'BPL enabling act' passes unchallenged, April 3, 2007
Entergy enters BPL world with Ambient pilot, December 5, 2006
California
California PUC approves BPL rules, May 2, 2006
California PUC's draft questions spark debate, November 21, 2005
Indiana
Indiana weighs whether BPL needs a law, January 30, 2007
BPL bill introduced in Indiana legislature, January 16, 2007
New York
New York PSC issues new policy to get BPL going, October 24, 2006
New York PSC begins BPL rulemaking, January 23, 2006
North Carolina
Duke, Progress Energy could get BPL law in NC, June 27, 2006
Texas
Lonestar State is BPL Today's Person of the Year, December 26, 2005
Perry signs Texas BPL rules into law, September 12, 2005
Texas BPL bill poised to make history, April 25, 2005
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NETWORK NEUTRALITY
Leading economists pan net neutrality, April 3, 2007
FCC opens probe on need for network neutrality, March 27, 2007
Neutrality backer likely to run House Telecom Committee, December 5, 2006
FTC chairman has neutrality answer, August 29, 2006 (short)
Netcompetition.org counters net regulation, July 25, 2006 (short)
Net neutrality gets drubbing from experts, June 27, 2006
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HAM OPERATOR/INTERFERENCE ISSUES
Amateur Operators' Anti-BPL/Fundraising Campaign
Brief deadlines set for ARRL v FCC, April 24, 2007
ARRL hurls propaganda at Martin's testimony, February 6, 2007
ARRL passes hat to destroy BPL rules it helped create, December 12, 2006
ARRL to take BPL worries to federal appeals court, October 10, 2006
The ARRL clash: industry outreach vs fund-raising, March 27, 2006
ARRL executives take over lobbying effort, January 30, 2006
ARRL mails letter critics say is factually wrong, January 23, 2006
Manassas hams caught in political shell game, October 17, 2005
Arkansas Congressman Does Ham Bidding on Hill
Ham in House renews BPL attack, January 23, 2007
Hams fail to get BPL harm into Senate bill, July 25, 2006
ARRL tripe stains workable COPE Act, May 2, 2006
The Truth About Interference
Manassas ham complaints dismissed, January 2, 2007
Manassas delivers one/two PR punch, April 11, 2006
Setting Emission Limits Worldwide
ITU flirts with impossible BPL emissions limits, November 7, 2006
World PLC emissions limits likely to be tougher than US, August 15, 2006
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TXU/CURRENT BPL DEPLOYMENT
Current's TXU update: IOU benefiting now from BPL, March 20, 2007
Special Report: TXU deal details revealed, ramifications explored, February 27, 2007
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CENTERPOINT/IBM BPL DEPLOYMENT
CenterPoint picks ZigBee to bridge BPL and meter, home, March 20, 2007
Corinex shares details about noise-cancelling breakthrough, March 13, 2007
CenterPoint expands Itron meter trial, November 7, 2006
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IEEE P1901 INTEROPERABILITY STANDARD
UPLC event delivers 'real world' insight into industry at crossroads, March 6, 2007
Japanese chipmaker joins P1901 effort, October 31, 2006 (short item)
Stuebing: P1901 not going well, October 3, 2006
New names are on P1901 list, September 12, 2006 (short item)
IEEE P1901 has new Current co-chair, September 5, 2006
IEEE BPL groups make headway, April 11, 2006
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COMPETITION WITH INCUMBENTS
US BPL could soon need Bracewell & Giuliani's legal brawn, February 13, 2007
AT&T, Current settle Texas conflict, November 28, 2006 (short item)
PUC wants AT&T to settle with Current, November 14, 2006 (short item).
Newspaper reports AT&T suing Current at TXU, November 7, 2006 (short item).
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