Broadband to Every US Home with Power

[Opti]

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday adopted rules aimed at tempting electric utilities to offer broadband services -- a move officials hope will someday enable U.S. consumers to jack in to the web from virtually any power outlet.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,...tw=wn_tophead_4 (http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,65350,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4)

[Peaches]

Originally posted by Opti@Oct 17 2004, 06:58 PM
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday adopted rules aimed at tempting electric utilities to offer broadband services -- a move officials hope will someday enable U.S. consumers to jack in to the web from virtually any power outlet.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,...tw=wn_tophead_4 (http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,65350,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4)
Woohoo! When I buy my 1000 acres out in the middle of nowhere, as long as I have power, I'll have high speed internet :)