MILAN, ITALY: ASM Brescia to offer internet, telecom services via its electricity lines

07.07.2006, 09:13 AM

MILAN (AFX) - ASM Brescia SpA said it will offer broadband internet and other telecom services over its electricity lines, instead of traditional telecom lines.

The company said this is the first commercial service in Italy using the power line communication (PLC) technology, and follows two years of tests.

ASM's unit Selene is investing 8 mln eur in rolling out the PLC service across the city of Brescia, in the north of Italy, it said.

The initial offering includes internet of up to 10 megabit per second, while later phone, videocommunication and interactive TV will be added, it said.

The PLC technology offers an alternative to unbundling Telecom Italia SpA's local loop for the last mile to the customer, used by other providers, it said.


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