Also called power line carrier, broadband over power lines (BPL), power line networking (PLN), and power line telecommunication (PLT), PLC uses the existing power lines and household wiring for telecommunication. These technologies may have unintended consequences for radio reception and public health.
PLC turns wires into transmitting antennas
Power Line Communication turns electrical wires into antennas PDF
Federal Communications Commission finds PLC exceeds radiation limit PDF
Measured wireless emissions from broadband PLC in Swiss city exceed guidelines PDF
Wireless interference from PLC in Japan PDF
BBC demonstrates PLC turns wires into antennas PDF
PLC turns Austrian street lamps into transmitters PDF
PLC Videos
BBC demonstrates PLC turns wires into antennas (external link)
FCC Laboratory demonstrates PLC radiation from power lines (external link)
Interference (radiation) from a HomePlug PLC system (external link)
BPL/PLC disrupts disaster relief exercise in Linz, Austria (external link)
PLC radiation from wires inside the walls. The G3-PLC comes to the house on the electrical service (external link)
Miscellaneous PLC articles
PLC Frequencies PDF
National Institute of Standards and Technology acknowledges that PLC signals can travel between homes PDF
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