FCC releases broadband over power line rules

The FCC has finally released its rules for the use of Broadband over Power Line (BPL) technology. Broadband over Power line (BPL) places broadband data on existing electrical wiring—outdoor distribution and to the home—using radio frequencies ranging between 3 MHz and 80 MHz.

Among the modifications to the rules are an "increase the required notch filtering capability for systems operating below 30 MHz from 20 to 25 dB; establish a new alternative procedure for determining site-specific extrapolation factors... and adopts a definition for the 'slant-range distance' used in the BPL measurement guidelines to further clarify its application."

One of the concerns about BPL that the FCC also addressed in its SR&O was mitigating potential interference issues with existing ham radio operators.

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