Major Electricity Associations Support UPLC Annual Conference

Washington, D.C. –

The American Public Power Association, Edison Electric Institute and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association have joined the Utilities Telecom Council to support the United Power Line Council's(UPLC) Annual Conference, Broadband Power Line 2007. Their support illustrates the support of the electricity industry for the value of continued education in the critical Broadband over Power Lines (BPL)issue as a technology helping the next-generation utility.
Representatives of each of these organizations will be in attendance at the conference. Additionally, members of each organization are eligible to attend the conference at a discounted rate only slightly higher than UPLC members.

Broadband Power Line 2007, scheduled for September 18 – 21, 2007 at the Fairmont Dallas in Dallas, TX, brings together leading industry experts to discuss the current and future state of BPL. Highlights of the program include sessions on how BPL supports Smart Grid technology, Automated Meter Reading (AMR) technology and overall electric reliability. There also are sessions on BPL standards and regulatory
issues as well as how energy companies can go about building a business case to roll out BPL at their own organization. In addition to education, attendees will get the chance to visit TXU's deployment in Texas to see BPL at work in the real world.

For more information on the conference, please visit www.bplconference.org [2]. Press can receive free registration to the conference by contacting marketing@utc.org [3].

United Power Line Council

The United Power Line Council (UPLC) is an alliance of utilities and technology companies working together to drive the development of Broadband over Power Line (BPL) - broadband services over the existing distribution electrical grid and in-home electrical wiring – in a manner that helps utilities and their partners succeed. UPLC's efforts are focused in four strategic areas: business opportunities, regulatory and legislative advocacy, technical operability and utility applications. Visit www.uplc.org [4] for more information.

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