San Diego utility gears for BPL trial.(San Diego Gas & Electric Co. makinga trial with broadband-over-power lines)
Multichannel News, August, 2005 by Haugsted, Linda
San Diego's power provider appears poised to become California's first utility to state a broadband-over-power lines (BPL) trial. The utility, San Diego Gas & Electric, has announced it will begin a test of the technology Sept. 1 and may continue the test for up to a year. SDG&E, a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy, serves 3.3 million customers in greater San Diego through 1.3 million electric meters and 800,000 gas meters.
The parent company's interest in BPL was signaled earlier this year, when it became one of the parties participating in committee sessions in Sacramento on the bill proposed by Verizon Communications Inc. to revise cable franchising in the state. The San Diego pilot will test a variety of BPL equipment in different...
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