Cliff, thanks for that.?That story?apparently was picked up by the Wall Street Journal as well. At least it is IBEC, which is not one of the toxic BPL companies.... Chris W3KD Christopher D. Imlay BOOTH, FRERET, IMLAY & TEPPER, P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD@ARRL.ORG -----Original Message----- From: Cliff Ahrens <cahrens@mywdo.com> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 9:10 am Subject: [arrl-odv:17305] IBM now partnering with BPL provider for rural areas The BPL saga continues. Here's a link to a report on Yahoo Finance that IBM is partnering with a small newcomer to offer BPL to 340,000 homes in rural areas of Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081112/tec_broadband_over_power_lines.html?.v=4 Cliff K0CA