*July 7, 2005 * *Google in $100 Million BPL Investment* *By Tim Gray <http://www.internetnews.com/feedback.php/http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3518341>* Google (Quote <http://www.internetnews.com/stocks/quotes/quote.php/GOOG>, Chart <http://www.internetnews.com/stocks/quotes/chart.php/GOOG/chart>), Goldman Sachs and the Hearst Corporation have ponied up a combined $100 million to invest in Current Communications Group, hoping to rapidly expand the reach of broadband throughout the country. Current Communications, a Germantown, Md.-based company providing broadband over power lines (BPL), said the investment would offer consumers a faster alternative outlet for voice, video and data services. full story: http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3518341