BPL Broadband

Soon Raleigh, NC, Kentucky, and Indiana broadband subscribers will have a new choice over DSL and Cable. BPL (broadband over power lines) is a new technology to me, but it's apparently been around since the fifties-at least as basic data transmission. Anyhoo, Google has partnered with a Maryland media conglomerate and some others to pioneer this technology and actually roll it out to consumers. We shall see if it's successful. At 30 bucks a month for up to 5mbps, it's quicker and cheaper than my DSL. As an aside, I'm just a little more creeped out by Google's involvement. Perhaps Google is taking over the world?! Or maybe some people are more paranoid than me. Time will tell.