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Title: Wireless Companies behind Obama's "Smart Grid" move that threatens US security
Post by: SavetheWest on April 17, 2009, 02:15:36 AM

Wireless Firms Eye 'Smart Grids'
Cellphone Carriers Cut Prices in Aggressive Push for Deals With Utilities

Wireless carriers such as AT&T Corp. are setting their sights on so-called smart grids as a big business opportunity that could juice up earnings by utilizing excess capacity on their cellphone networks.

The upshot for consumers is they may eventually be able to monitor and control home-energy use through a cellphone that talks to a digital meter and other devices, though that service is still in development.

AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile unit, Verizon Wireless (a unit of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group) and other carriers are making an aggressive push to provide the wireless communications link to millions ...

Title: Re: Wireless Companies behind Obama's "Smart Grid" move that threatens US security
Post by: Debbie Shafer on April 17, 2009, 10:17:14 AM

Its staggering the changes that are coming, and also hearing about this Electro Magnetic Pulse that could take out our power Grids if we don't have a defense against missiles coming into our atmosphere.   

Title: Re: Wireless Companies behind Obama's "Smart Grid" move that threatens US security
Post by: SavetheWest on April 19, 2009, 12:35:04 AM

Quote from: Debbie Shafer on April 17, 2009, 10:17:14 AM

Its staggering the changes that are coming, and also hearing about this Electro Magnetic Pulse that could take out our power Grids if we don't have a defense against missiles coming into our atmosphere.   

The goal by Obama is to make the grid more environmentally friendly, while taking money from the wireless companies.  He will blame the Republicans when our power grid is attacked by saying they didn't allow enough funds to go to the project.