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POWERLINE LV SYSTEM SEE SIDEBAR SUGGESTS THE FCC RULES CAN PROVIDE MUCH
GREATER PROTECTION TO RADICOMMUNICATION SERVICES WITHOUT PREVENTING
PROPERLY ENGINEERED BPL SYSTEMS FROM GOING FORWARD.  ROSS, WHO IS ONE OF
TWO AMATEUR LICENSEES IN THE US CONGRESS THE OTHER IS REP GREG WALDEN,
W7EQI, OF OREGON, INTRODUCED HRES 230 ON APRIL 21.  HE TOLD BROADBAND OVER
POWER LINE WORLD BPLW IN MAY THAT HES CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL
INTERFERENCE THAT BPL DEPLOYMENT COULD GENERATE.  BASED ON MY OWN KNOWLEDGE
OF THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SPECTRUM, I WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION THAT
I BELIEVE DEMONSTRATES THE NEED TO POSTPONE ANY RULES REGARDING BPL
DEPLOYMENT, ROSS SAID.  HE EXPLAINED THAT PASSAGE OF HRES 230 COULD PUT THE
HOUSE ON RECORD AS SUPPORTING A MORE CAREFUL STUDY BY THE FCC OF THE RADIO
INTERFERENCE ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNICATION, AND RECONSIDERATION OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE RULES IN LIGHT OF
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K4EXA/337 K4KFH/337 K4ONF/337 K4VT/344 K4YL/327 K5ANB/335 K5KG/339 K5ZK/336
K6BU/348 K6CXT/335 K7VS/334 K8BN/337 K8BTH/336 K8QM/327 K8SQE/345 K8VI/332
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