This Friday, the FCC will make a decision on BPL – Broadband Over Power Line Classification. The decision decides if BPL will be classified as an interstate information service instead of a telecommunications service.

This is a decision of major consequence to BPL Providers. Under the interstate information classification they’ll be subjected to less regulation. The decision is a major factor on the deployment of BPL technology for some providers of Broadband Over Power Line.

Indications point to the FCC granting the same classification DSL and cable provider companies enjoy.

Currently the only major BPL rollout in the United States has occurred in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. TXU Electric Delivery along with CURRENT Communications Group has a 10-year, $150 million contract to develop a mass deploy solution for delivering BPL internet access over the grid.

The BPL Provider companies are keeping their fingers crossed.