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Gridline Communications Corp. has developed a set of proprietary Integrated Distributed Powerline Communications ("IDP") technologies as a solution for "last mile" broadband access. The "last mile" is generally referred to as the connection from the termination of a fiber optical ring to a user's computer. However, deploying the fiber optic lines to end users is currently too expensive to be a realistic option for most consumers or small businesses. In response to this problem, existing telephone lines and television cable networks became delivery mediums of broadband service in the name of DSL and cable modem Internet access. We believe that delivering a large bandwidth via power lines is the most practical solution for Internet access to most end users, given the fact that putting optical cable in every home and business location is expensive and time consuming. The Gridline IDPC technology has evolved around a combination of low power differential electrical signals, improved common-mode noise management and auto-equalization processes.

The IDPC technologies integrate power line communications technologies with fiber-optic based access, dedicated phone lines, CATV signaling, and IP based signaling protocol, to deliver a proprietary set of "bundled telecommunications technologies" that will have the capability to offer the following services:

• POTS or plain old telephone service
• Information monitoring and control services, such as remotely monitored security systems, home and building management systems, telemedicine services for remote diagnosis of patients' symptoms, and long distance educational learning services
• Video teleconferencing
• Multimedia teleconferencing, with voice, video, graphics, and electronic file transfer, etc.
• Video-on-demand, where the subscriber customer requests a certain TV programming, such as a movie, at a time he or she specifies
• Database and information and retrieval services, for home, business, homeland security, law enforcement and other security agencies, where an individual or agent can access a database from his terminal
• Telemarketing services for video catalogue shopping for home-shopping, business to business, and business to residence
• Long distance learning, where students are connected from a remote location, such as their homes, or classroom, through a one-way video basis, or in a group

Other services that will be available to utility companies from the IDPC technologies include, but are not limited to, energy management services, such as:

• Remote and automated meter reading
• Spot pricing of electrical energy
• Load balancing

Remote meter readings and accurate spot pricing of electrical energy have already provided saving measures to utility companies, which should subsequently benefit utility customers.

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