FCC Reaffirms Broadband-over-Power-Line Rules

The Federal Communications Commission has denied American Radio Relay League’s (ARRL) request for reconsideration of the Broadband-over-Power-Line (BPL) rules. ARRL has opposed BPL since its inception ten years ago. The FCC has ruled against ARRL and for BPL at every opportunity. The FCC has consistently refused to impose the condition the amateur want most: a requirement that BPL providers “notch,” or turn down, the power by a factor of 300 in all of the amateur bands, all of the time.