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Portugal reported to be BPL-free
(Dec 20, 2006)
-- Citing news media accounts in his country, Carlos Mourato, CT4RK, in Portugal says the telecommunications corporation Oni withdrawn its investment in broadband over power line (BPL), known in Europe as PLC (power line carrier or power line communications). "With this fantastic news we are proud to proclaim Portugal a free BPL/PLC country!" Mourato exclaimed. Oni reportedly has said its decision was not a matter of technology but strictly a matter of good business. The company says BPL/PLC performed well but failed to attract the customer base the company felt it needed in the face of competition from other broadband services. Utility EDP, which closely cooperated with Oni in the BPL/PLC effort, now has severed its fiscal relationship with the company. A news report Mourato cited called BPL/PLC in Portugal an "elite" choice of no more than 500 custumers in two particular affluent districts of Lisbon. Oni is inviting current customers to sign on with asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) service as an alternative. The company conducted a commercial pilot program in Lisbon for a year after spending almost two years evaluating the technology. Two years ago, Oni President Pedro Norton de Matos said his company was planning to extend BPL/PLC accessibility to up to 10 million customers in Portugal by the end of 2004, news reports said.
