More on BPL

Following up last week's two-part Brian's Brain coverage on powerline networking, I've got two more datapoints for you, courtesy of Om Malik's excellent blog. I wasn't aware when I did my original writeup, but Manassas, Virginia isn't the only US city rolling out broadband over powerline; Cincinnati, Ohio is too. Conversely, Allentown, Pennsylvania is pulling the plug on BPL, at least for now, because it's not profitable. So is BPL on the verge of success, or a Titanic about to hit an iceberg? Pick your poison, and draw your own conclusions.