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Telkonet Partners With Ameren Energy Communications to Deliver Broadband Internet Access to MDU Market

Posted on: Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 12:00 CDT

Telkonet, Inc. (AMEX:TKO), the leader in providing powerline carrier

(PLC) networking solutions using existing electrical wiring, today

announced that it has partnered with Ameren Energy Communications and

River City Internet Group to deliver broadband Internet access to

multi-dwelling unit facilities (MDUs) in the Ameren utility companies'

Missouri and Illinois service territories. River City Internet Group

(RCIG) will provide the Internet signal to the buildings, Internet

backhaul service, business management software, account setup, network

implementation, monitoring and maintenance, 24/7 technical support and

customer care, hosting and e-mail services. Telkonet will deliver

Internet access within the buildings, using its patented broadband over

powerline (BPL) platform, which enables Internet and data access over a

building's internal electrical wiring.

"In-building BPL enables owners of commercial

and MDU facilities to finally make their buildings smart,"

said Trey Goede, executive vice president, River City Internet Group. "The

platform offers more immediate functionality than alternative solutions,

at a fraction of the cost. Building owners and tenants alike share in

the benefit of virtually limitless IP applications by having broadband

Internet access available from any electrical outlet in the building."

The in-building BPL platform, which can be installed within days,

delivers broadband speeds of six megabits per second (Mbps),

significantly faster than cable or phone lines. Users can access the

Internet at any electrical outlet by simply plugging in a Telkonet

iBridge unit into a PC and into an electrical outlet.

In addition to enabling high-speed Internet access, the in-building BPL

platform provided by RCIG's Electrical

Internet division can support many applications, such as voice over

Internet protocol (VoIP), energy management, security and surveillance

systems, communications through wired LCD panels in lobbies and

elevators, building system controls for centralized heating,

ventilation, and air conditioning, digital signage, and wireless hot

spots.

Cindy Bambini, Engineer, Ameren Energy Delivery Products and Services

stated; "Ameren continues to explore the best

economical model for this technology which may bring added value to our

customers."

About Ameren

Ameren Energy Communications is a non regulated subsidiary of Ameren

Corporation. Ameren, through its regulated utility subsidiaries, serves

2.4 million electric customers and nearly 1 million natural gas

customers in a 64,000 square mile area of Missouri and Illinois.

About River City Internet Group (RCIG)

River City Internet Group (RCIG) is an Internet delivery system holding

company. RCIG (http://www.rcig.net)

was founded in 2001 and invests in companies that are predominately

focused on providing Enterprises and Carriers with Internet based

services. In addition to traditional hosting and access services, RCIG

offers network monitoring and management, software development,

wholesale back office and software services to Service Providers in the

VoIP, IPTV, ISP, WISP, BPL and MVNO space. RCIG has also furthered its

presence in the Online Gaming industry with an investment in GameRail, a

provider of performance based Game Networking.

About Telkonet

Telkonet, founded in 1999, is a leading high technology systems

application developer of innovative powerline communication (PLC)

solutions for the commercial, government, and industrial markets,

establishing a range of patented award-winning systems. Telkonet is

headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA, where a team of skilled

professionals is employed across design, development, support, sales

administration.

Statements included in this release may constitute forward-looking statements

within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of

1995. Such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties such

as competitive factors, technological development, market demand and the

Company's ability to obtain new contracts and accurately estimate net

revenues due to variability in size, scope and duration of projects, and

internal issues in the sponsoring client. Further information on

potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results, can

be found in the Company's Registration Statement and in its Reports on

Forms 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Source: Business Wire

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