Broadband for Everyone

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Broadband for Everyone..Alan R. Shark,
D.P.A. President CEO

• PLCA
• __________________________________________________
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• Power Line Communications Association

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The Big Standards Question

• Is power line communications spelled as one word
  or two?

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BPL/PLC is Here and it is here to stay!
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• Electric Usage..
• Monitoring...
• Security
• Internet Services..
• VoIP.
• Video ...
• Web Storage/hosting.
• Video Games
• Special News Res. Services..

ABC Electric Utility Bill
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Where Are We Today?

• 12 15 Field tests across the U.S. (At least).
• No common standard (Yet!).
• City of Manassas first commercial deployment
  followed by Cinergy.
• FCC working on revised rules.
• But industry can deploy under existing rules.
• Huge potential for last mile broadband service.
• Need for more investment dollars and partners.

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What Are the BenefitsTo Consumers?

• Always on Internet
• High speed Internet service
• Lower cost than alternatives
• Opportunity for enhanced services
• Ability to make strategic choices

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What Are the BenefitsFor Utilities?

• New revenue streams for a deregulated industry
• Outage monitoring
• Auto meter reading (AMR)
• SCADA
• Traffic signals

• Wireless mobile data hotspots
• Automated distribution switching
• Demand side management

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What Needs to Happen Next??

• Need for franchise financial partnerships
• Electric Utility Executives must commit to
  enterprise models actively support projects
• Current roll-outs needs to better publicized
• Need for business certainty environment

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Next

• PLCA Meeting October 28/29 Alexandria, VA.
• Seek more proactive ways to work with ARRL
  members and others.
• Continue working with FCC NTIA.
• Work towards standards (work with existing
  organizations).

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PLCA____________________________________________
________Power Line Communications
Association200 N. Glebe RoadSuite
1000Arlington, VA 22203shark_at_plca.netwww.plca.
net202.835.7814