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PLCA Broadband for Everyone……..Alan R. Shark, D.P.A. President CEO PLCA ____________________________________________________ Power Line Communications Association The Big Standards Question Is power line communications spelled as one word or two? BPL/PLC is Here and it is here to stay! 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. 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 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 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 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). PLCA____________________________________________________Power Line Communications Association200 N. Glebe RoadSuite 1000Arlington, VA 22203shark@202.835.7814 * PLCA Power Line Communications Association PLCA Power Line Communications Association * Electric Usage……………….. Monitoring…………………... Security……………………… Internet Services…………….. VoIP…………………………. Video ………………………... Web Storage/hosting…………. Video Games………………… Special News