[TLUG] Applause For Finland: First Country To Make Broadband Access A Legal Right

[James Knott]

Marcelo Cavalcante wrote:
> Well, I don't care too much about this specific issue.
> They pay taxes, right? So.. for sure, it wouldn't be sooooo expansive
> for the government to make it works.
> In fact, many other countries in Europe or even here, in Brazil, we
> can see many people discuting about this kind of initiative.
>
> In my city, Fortaleza - Brazil, we do already have some projects
> working with BPL (Broadband Over Power Lines). It's already working in
> some pilot projects. This kind of thing is amazing and for sure will
> reduce the cost of connectivity and improve the access.

BPL is not a good technology.  There is enormous potential for it to
interfere with various radio services.  This was a big issue in the U.S.
recently.  It really polluted  the radio spectrum.


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