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Powerline broadband sparks back to life

Just when you thought the promise of deliverying Internet conectivity over powerline had been relegated to the archive folder of "nearly but not quite" innovations, IBM announces a $9.6m deal with International Broadband Electric Communications Inc.

IBM will provide and install the equipment, with the whole initiative coming in over two years at up to $70m. The deal focuses on providing connectivity to sparsely populated areas across the eastern United States.

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