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Subject: Broadcast power query
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Date: Wed, 17-Sep-86 00:12:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 17 00:12:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucuxa.CSO.UIUC.EDU!pax    Sep 16 23:12:00 1986


Can anyone explain in simple terms why broadcast power isn't used?
I have supposed that it must be inefficient, have undesirable 
side-effects, or make billing impossible, but I'd like to know specifically. 
The reason I ask is that it would eliminate a lot of cords, there are a lot
more than there used to be, in an office or home if there were a way to 
use it on such a small scale.