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�-ry! Metricom <br />PUBLIC BENEFITS OF <br />THE RICOCHET WIRELESS NETWORK <br />Public Benefits <br />• Brings leading -edge technology to your community, including businesses, <br />households, schools, public service agencies, and medical facilities. <br />• Provides non -emergency communications for dispatch vehicles, such as police, fire, <br />building inspectors, appraisers, parks and recreation, etc. <br />• Wireless "e-mail' for the city and the community at large. <br />• Inter -city wireless communications and information updates, such as missing children <br />reports. <br />• Wireless access to online community services. <br />• Wireless access to Internet & other online services. <br />• Wireless access to corporate and university LANs ( Local Access Networks). <br />• No cost to the City for network deployment or maintenance. <br />• No planning issues or health and safety concerns, as with higher -powered systems. <br />• Non-exclusive agreement gives the City flexibility for arrangements with other <br />providers. <br />• Minimal visual impact to municipal infrastructure and no cabling or trenching in the <br />public rights of way, as with cellular/PCS and fiber-optic cable installations. <br />• Proven technology. Fastest data network available. <br />• Compatible with existing communications software and hardware. <br />• Low cost to end user — a flat rate of $29.95 per month for unlimited Internet access. <br />Some Ways City Can Use Ricochet <br />• Traffic Control (Interconnecting traffic lights to database where landline connection <br />not practical; still photos of traffic flow) <br />• Fire crews on site can download building floor plans <br />• Police can send suspect photos from field to station for quick ID <br />