Through-the-earth communication licensed

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Full Title:Through-the-earth communication licensed by Los Alamos National Laboratory

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LOS ALAMOS, N.M., August 1, 2006 -- Underground RadioTM revolutionizes subterranean emergency rescue capabilities

Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced that Vital Alert Technologies Inc. signed two exclusive license agreements with the Laboratory for Underground RadioTM, a technology that will provide Through-The-Earth CommunicationTM, (two-way voice and text) for first responders, rescue and security teams, underground miners, and the public in critical emergency situations around the world. Underground Radio, originally developed by Los Alamos for the U.S. Department of Energy, is being commercialized by Vital Alert Technologies for use by emergency rescue crews in urban centers and by the mining industry.

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