Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26166 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2001 21:19:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 10 Apr 2001 21:19:13 -0000 Received: (qmail 26443 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2001 21:19:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 10 Apr 2001 21:19:08 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14n5Ro-0003AE-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2001 22:13:12 +0100 Received: from [206.46.170.141] (helo=smtp9ve.mailsrvcs.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14n5Rk-0003A9-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2001 22:13:09 +0100 Received: from ieee.org (client-151-200-117-33.bellatlantic.net [151.200.117.33]) by smtp9ve.mailsrvcs.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id QAA13354; Tue, 10 Apr 2001 16:12:10 -0500 (CDT) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <3AD37870.409FD8D8@ieee.org> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 17:17:37 -0400 From: "Andre' Kesteloot" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "lf-amrad" , "AMRAD Tacos" , "Rsgb_lf_group" Subject: LF: More QRM ? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by smtp9ve.mailsrvcs.net id QAA13354 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Power lines win German support By Reuters March 30, 2001, 11:05 a.m. PT FRANKFURT--Germany's Bundesrat upper house of parliament on Friday cleared regulatory hurdles for the so-called power-line technology for fast Internet access via electricity lines. A statement issued by the economics ministry in Berlin said three laws setting out the conditions for power-line operations had been approved, clearing the way for nationwide implementation in the 16 states in due course. The move gives power line the chance of competing with other established communications channels such as cable television and telephone networks. Analysts say that by delivering high-speed Internet connections through residential wall sockets, utilities could break the phone companies' grip on Internet access while also offsetting recent losses due to shrinking retail power margins. Story Copyright © 2001 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.