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The Alarm That Cried Wolf
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Allan B. Colombo
| May 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

False alarms take up a good bit of police and fire department resources. Low-voltage specialty companies have long struggled with this issue, as local law enforcement and fire departments have decidedly cracked down on those with chronic false trips.

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The Electrical Lookout
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Allan B. Colombo
| April 2008
| under
  • Miscellaneous

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS (ECs) and low-voltage installation firms that want to maximize their profits can do so in a number of ways. One is to sell maintenance agreements that contain a recurring revenue component.

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