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• Protect America Unveils New Home Security Technology

March 17, 2006 (Round Rock, TX) – Protect America is leading the way for the next generation of home security with their brand new Broadband Monitoring Service. Protect America offers GE equipment at no cost when you sign up for monitoring and now customers have the opportunity to choose between the standard service or monitor their wireless GE security systems 24-hours a day through their broadband Internet connection.

Today's advances in communications technology have presented a formidable challenge to home security providers. Many Americans turning to broadband VOIP phone service are canceling their landline service largely because of the big savings offered by VOIP providers. Some families are even opting to rely solely on their cell phone.

For years, home security systems required a landline (analog) phone connection in order for the system to be able to connect with the monitoring facility. Consumers opting to do away with their landline phone were left without an affordable option to provide home security protection which caused quite a problem for the home security industry.

One common characteristic of those opting for the savings of VOIP or solely relying on cell phone service is that almost all of those consumers have a broadband Internet connection in the home. Protect America, always on the cutting edge with security technology, quickly found a solution that allowed consumers to save on their phone service but still be able to maintain the peace of mind that comes with a GE wireless home security system.

The GE wireless home security system uses the broadband Internet connection to communicate directly with the monitoring facility. Test results with the new technology found that the broadband connection is four times faster than the standard connection allowing for even faster response times. The other aspects of the alarm monitoring service work the same. With more people canceling their home phone service, this 21st Century broadband technology allows these customers to save money and keep their homes and families safe.