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SEVU > PWLX > PWNX same scam different symbol.
Since its inception the company has been long on promises and short on follow thru - the one constant is lies and deceit to sell stock.
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT #2 will be in process by end of the month for sure. The vulture lawyers are salivating and circling the carcass as I type.....
IMPO PWNX is delisted or OOB by end of the year.......
APWL DOWN 20% TODAY ALONE - Stock is freefalling for over a year with no bottom in sight. APWL is tangled with Satius and Charles Abrahms - BAD scene - if you read some of lawsuits it is clear APWL was founded on technology they dont own - Satius sold the same BPL tech APWL is using to PWNX (then SEVU/PWLX) and is now suing them as well. The tech is far far far from even Ambients late stage development and ALL tests to date have been marred with failures. If you like and the board doesnt mind I can post you some of FCC responses RE: Satius BPL tech and the APWL founder Charles Abrams lawsuit info - NOT ptetty stuff.....
IMPO The market is speaking very clear as to the value of APWL stock:
http://app.quotemedia.com/quotetools/getChart?symbol=APWL&chscale=1m&chtype=FinancialLine&am...
ABTG filed a share registration - it is done - shares sold with this filing - how much how many shares???? you need to get copy of the paper filing.
Paper filings are not very user friendly
I would prefer expect ABTG to use a fully disclosed registration. I have a feeling some of the info in this filing they want to keep hush for a while - they will not have to disclose this information until end of year in the auditted or if they put out a new prospectus. Why do a paper filing?
This document was generated as part of a paper submission.
Please reference the Document Control Number 06038412 for access to the original document.
AMBIENT CORP /NY (Filer) (0001047919)
IRS No.: 980166007 | State of Incorp.: DE | Fiscal Year End: 1231
Type: REGDEX | Act: 34 | File No.: 021-59433 | Film No.: 06038412
SIC: 4813 Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047919/999999999706023337/9999999997-06-023337-index.htm
You have to go down to SEC and you can get FULL Copy of this filing. http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/prrrules.htm
(Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long; ST Rating- Buy; LT Rating- Buy)
Management blew it IMPO - They failed to capitalize on the dividend hype - GFCI should have could have traded .50 or higher if they would have been honest , kept investors updated with facts and hit the dates they laid out - now we have delays, no one is sure how or when the shares wil be paid, nor do they know what we will have once it is paid out. GFCI had a chance to make a lot of money for shareholders and totally blew it - total joke IMPO.
I am holding shares at .151 - I am long and hope will turn - I am long at least until shares are distributed and filings are made, however we all could have made some money if they were truthful and or knew what the fart they were doing.
Lets hope for fast filings, good news and some damage repair from the circus management of last few months.
darealone - finally posts the truth! GREAT POST >
Posted by: da real one
In reply to: da real one who wrote msg# 15099 Date:2/9/2006 11:00:53 AM
Post #of 15112
WHY DOES THIS COMPANY THINK THEIR PRODUCTS ARE WORTH BUYING. WHY THE HELL WOULD I BUY SOME LIGHT BULB AS A SECURITY CAMERA WHEN I CAN JUST GET A CORDLESS SECURITY CAMERA FOR UNDER 200 DOLLARS AT WAL-MART, AND RETURN THE DAMN THING THE SAME DAY IF A DONT LIKE. I CAN ALSO PUT IT WHEREVER I WANT, THERE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A LIGHT FIXTURE FOR IT TO WORK. AND AS FOR THEIR MOST DISCUSSED PRODUCT THIS YEAR, THE CAMERA ON THE BACK OF TRUCKS, HOW MUCH SAFER CAN IT BE THEN THE BIG MIRRORS ALREADY ON TRUCKS. WILL IT DISPLAY A PANORAMIC VIEW, THEY HAVE NOT SAID THAT AT ALL. WHAT GOOD WOULD IT BE IF IT DIDN'T? WHAT ELSE. OH YAH, THE UNDER WATER STUFF. CRAP, CRAP, AND MORE CRAP.
SEC Investigation into ONT > PWLX share transactions
Ongoing SEC investigation into PWLX
Toxic MAJOR dillutive financing ongoing
Losses growing year / year
Payroll larger then TOTAL revenues year / year
MASSIVE 50-1 Reverse SPLIT
CLEARLY PWLX > STRONG SELL
PWLX: Sets 1-50 Reverse Stk Split; Eff Mar 22
TUESDAY , MARCH 21, 2006 03:40 PM
According to the NASDAQ Dividend List, Powerlinx Inc (OTCBB: PWLX) has declared a 1-50 reverse stock split. This reverse stock split will ONLY be available to shareholders of record as of March 22, 2006.
DECL-DATE X-DATE REC-DATE PAY-DATE
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
03/21/2006 03/22/2006 N/A N/A
AMOUNT: 1-50 reverse split
FREQUENCY: N/A
CHANGE: N/A
ADDITIONAL INFO: New Symbol: PWNX
Knobias may issue additional reminder alerts to track the important dates surrounding this corporate action.
http://cobrand.knobias.com/otcbb/Headline_Frame.htm?ticker=pwlx
http://cobrand.knobias.com/otcbb/story.htm?eid=3.1.db552f9aec74c09e177b7ec5d333f296bf031cc3b07cd3482...
MSITF ISSUES FALSE PR - TALK ABOUT LIES AND RED FLAGS!
LMAO @ ANY1 THAT LOSES $ ON THIS SHAM.
How can MSITF issue a PR on 12/14 that says:
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec 14, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Medical Services International Inc. (OTC: MSITF) is pleased to announce that it has been contracted by a Chinese Corporation to produce a rapid diagnostic test kit for the Avian Flu. This will allow Medical Services to be the only Company with a rapid diagnostic test kit for Avian Flu.
When on 12/12 MPCPF isued this PR making same claim:
TORONTO, Dec 12, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- MedCap Corp (Pinksheets: MPCPF) is pleased to announce that its Chinese joint venture will produce a rapid diagnostic test kit for the Avian Flu. Previous attempts to manufacture this test kit have been hampered by the fact that the joint venture was not able to get access to the Avian flu antigens necessary to produce the test strips. MedCap's Chinese partners have now acquired access to the Avian Flu antigens that will allow MedCap to produce the rapid diagnostic test strips for the Avian Flu. MedCap will contribute its technology developed with its AccuScan test kits.
Avian Flu PR is TOTAL SCAM - ON 12/12 MPCPF issued EXACT same PR!
MPCPF traded 0 shares on the PR - stock price did not move
So it appears tries same PR with MSITF and he trades few million freshly printed shares to gullable sheep, but stock does not move. TOTAL SCAM IMO
PLEASE IF YOU CANT SEE THRU THIS SCAM U DESERVE TO LOSE EVERY PENNY YOU HAVE.
From 12/12: How can MSITF be only firm with access to this mysterious chineese firm that has the antigens If MPCPF is the only company with access to the antigens! LMAO! TOTAL SCAM!
IMPO
MedCap Corp's Joint Venture to Produce New Diagnostic Test Kit for Avian Flu
TORONTO, Dec 12, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- MedCap Corp (Pinksheets: MPCPF) is pleased to announce that its Chinese joint venture will produce a rapid diagnostic test kit for the Avian Flu. Previous attempts to manufacture this test kit have been hampered by the fact that the joint venture was not able to get access to the Avian flu antigens necessary to produce the test strips. MedCap's Chinese partners have now acquired access to the Avian Flu antigens that will allow MedCap to produce the rapid diagnostic test strips for the Avian Flu. MedCap will contribute its technology developed with its AccuScan test kits.
There will be two test kits developed. One will be developed to test birds for the avian flu and one will be developed for use by humans. The initial kit will be to detect the Avian flu in birds. Based on estimates by technical staff this initial test kit will be available for the market within 3 to 4 months. The current testing for Avian Flu takes 3 to 7 days and must be done in a laboratory. During this time the virus spreads rapidly infecting an entire flock. The new test kit will use blood and will give results in less than 20 minutes and will be used in the field. This test kit will be used to isolate the infected animals and will potentially save hundreds of thousands of the flock from being destroyed through early detection. Early detection will be a very important aspect for controlling the Avian Flu.
It is expected that this test kit will be used throughout the industry in southeast Asia and will be instrumental in preventing entire flocks from being destroyed. It will also allow regulatory agencies to know if and when the Avian Flu has become prevalent in their areas.
MedCap Corp trades in the United States on the Pinksheets under the symbol "MPCPF."
For further information, please contact Howell Capital at (416) 828 8737 or go to the website at http://www.medccorp.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve uncertainties and risks. Actual results may differ materially from any results predicted. MedCap undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events of circumstances after the date hereof.
SOURCE MedCap Corp
CONTACT: Howell Capital for MedCap Corp, +1-416-828-8737
SHUT UP BIZZ! U GOT SHAMED OFF RB - NOW U R POSTING YOUR JUNK HERE! PLEASE STOP PWLX = STRONG SELL!
Someone better inform PWLX the website has a major misleading mistruth. SEC sanction Class action material:
http://www.power-linx.com/investors/intellectual.php
Licensed – Exclusive Worldwide License for Life of Patents
US Patent No. 5,351,272 issued on 9/27/94 covering high speed LAN communication over power lines.
US Patent No. 5,559,377 issued 9/24/96 covering the coupler technology for all electrical line communication applications.
US Patent No. 5,592,482 issued on 1/7/97 and 5,625,863 issued on 4/29/97 covering video distribution over power lines and the remote control feature to change TV channels.
US Patent No. 5,625,863 titled Video Distribution System Using In-Wall Wiring, issued on 4/29/97.
US Patent No. 5,717,685 issued on 2/10/98 covering the coupler technology for all electrical line communication applications.
US Patent No. 5,818,127 issued 10/6/98 covering analog and digital video over AC and DC power lines.
EPO Patent No. 0-470-185-B1 issued on 11/29/95 covering physics concept of the coupler for all electrical line communication applications
US Patent No. 6,014,386 issued 1/11/00 entitled A System and Method for High Speed Communication of Video, Voice and Error Free Data Over In-Wall Wiring.
US Patent No. 6,104,707 issued 8/15/00 titled Transformer Coupler Communication Over Various Lines
If PWLX has a exclusive lifetime of the patents license then how can Advanced Powrline claim to have exact same patents licensed from Satius? MUST BE ANOTHER PWLX MISTRUTH?
Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc.
http://oneaptdrive.com/
Patents Licensed or Held
Satius, Inc. Patents Licensed to APT, Inc.
U.S. patent No. 5,351,272 issued on September 27, 1994
U.S. Patent No. 5,559,377 issued on September 24, 1996
U.S. Patent No. 5,592,482 issued on January 7, 1997
U.S. Patent No. 5,625,863 issued on April 29, 1997
U.S. Patent No. 5,717,685 issued on February 10, 1998
U.S. Patent No. 5,818,127 issued on October 6, 1998
EPO Patent No. 0 470 185 B1 issued on November 29, 1995
U.S. Patent No. 6,014,386 issued on January 11, 2000
U.S. Patent No. 6,104,707 issued on August 15, 2000
MSITF IS NOT ON SHO THRESHOLD LIST "NAKED SHORT LIST"
IT HAS NEVER APPEARED ON THE LIST SINCE ITS INCEPTION
PLEASE STOP POSTING LIES - MSITF IS A DOG BEING HEAVILY DILLUTED AND PUMPED DUMPED DAILY - BE REAL THE FACTS ARE EASY TO SEE!
http://www.buyins.net/tools/short_list.php?ssd=20050608
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GREAT POST:
Posted by: ivearnedit
In reply to: Orangeman3 who wrote msg# 683 Date:6/5/2005 7:21:26 PM
Post #of 688
Thanks for the information Orangeman, I hope more of these CEO's are charged with fraud. They prey upon the newbies and I include myself. I however have learned a great deal from this experience. I will not make this mistake again. I will take my lumps and chalk it up as an education. Checking out the CEO's will definitely be part of my DD now. I do hope some of the other posters will file a complaint with the SEC. Maybe if they see some numbers complaining, it will force them to act.
wrong board! SORRY!
Any posters have more info on ABTG VOIP capabilities? I would assume it would be made available thru Earthlink or a partner ISP - Or - are they developing a stand alone ABTG packaged system. This would be HUGE either way. Vonage and the VOIP plays are HOT topics as of late - this is a SUPER selling point to utilities - it is MORE then BPL or advanced meter reading it is phone service....
ABTG strong buy - I am contemplating adding 50-100,000 long term shares. Anyone have furhter VOIP info?
Ambient's Most Comprehensive Event Demonstration to Date; Demo at UTC Telecom 2005 to Include New Coupler and Node Designs
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005 08:29 AM
BOSTON, May 18, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Ambient Corporation (OTCBB: ABTG), a leader in Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) solutions, announced today its planned demonstration for United Telecom Council's (UTC) UTC Telecom 2005 Conference, May 22 - 25 in Long Beach, California. The UTC Conference is a telecommunications and information technology trade association event for utility, energy and other critical infrastructure companies.
Ambient will be located at booth 621 where it will have multiple demonstrations, including VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), an NMS (Network Management System), a load control/monitoring application, video surveillance and video conferencing. Utility application enablement will be a focus of Ambient's demonstration and has long been part of Ambient's core strategic direction. As utility decision makers from all over North America attend UTC, this is the ideal location for demonstrating Ambient's solutions.
Ambient will also demonstrate its latest version of its X-Node which contains both Generation 1 (45Mbps) and Generation 2 (200Mbps) BPL chipsets as well as 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi. This demonstrates Ambient's flexible "last mile" architecture.
For more information on UTC Telecom 2005, please visit www.utctelecom2005 .utc . org.
About Ambient Corporation
Ambient Corporation (OTC BB: ABTG) is a development stage company engaged in the design, development and marketing of BPL solutions that utilize existing electrical power distribution lines as a medium for the delivery of broadband and other communication services. The use of an electric power distribution system as a high-speed communication medium is commonly referred to as "power line communications" (PLC) or "broadband over power lines" (BPL). Visit Ambient at
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FROM ONE OF THE LAST SEDAR FILINGS - INSIDERS GRANTED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF OPTIONS AT .0002 - .0005 (1/24/05&12/31/06)
http://www.sedar.com/csfsprod/data48/filings/00674358/00000001/l%3A%5CAug_09%5CMedical%5Ccirc.pdf
Aug 9 2004
Management information circular - English
NAME OFFICE NUMBER OF OPTIONS NUMBER OF OPTIONS
Exercise Price ($0.0005) Exercise Price ($0.0002)
Expiry January 24, 2005 Expiry December 31, 2006
Robert Talbot President 10,000,000 25,000,000
Brent Platten Director 6,000,000 7,000,000
Page Edgar Officer 8,000,000 7,000,000
Leslie Kasza Physician 2,000,000 2,000,000
Henry Andrews Director 6,000,000 7,000,000
Manfred Wiedemeyer Secretary 8,000,000 8,000,000
William Whitehead, Jr. Consultant 10,000,000 15,000,000
Tanya Chervatin Consultant 1,000,000 2,000,000
Keith Lake Legal Counsel 1,000,000 2,000,000
Mark Brantley Legal Counsel 1,000,000 2,000,000
Mewa Singh Consultant 6,000,000 15,000,000
James Cheung Consultant 6,000,000 15,000,000
Danica Doucette-Preville Employee 3,000,000
Odette Brown Employee 2,500,000
Erin Ablethorpe Employee 2,500,000
Vanessa Miller Employee 2,000,000
Jenna Stone Employee 2,000,000
Rowena Lefleche Employee 2,500,000
Jeffery Hsu Consultant 15,000,000
MSITF "claimed in PR" A $25mil deal in 2000 - FILINGS, at time, SHOWED NO SUCH CONTRACT EXISTED?!
U cant say 2b in dillution got 50/mm in contracts - all u can say is 2b in dillution got you 2 PRs' "claiming" contracts ...
Ever think they stopped filing because last $25mil contract they had to file and investors found out they lied - now without filings they can issue PR after PR claiming ANYTHING they want - They have NO accountability - they can lie lie lie, print print print new shares, and sell sell sell EVERYDAY and NO ONE can hold them accountable - THEY DONT FILE!
Posted by: sparco
In reply to: doodlemike who wrote msg# 600 Date:5/14/2005 7:01:44 PM
Post #of 608
I originally bought this stock after the $25 million dollar contract with Aladdin Pharmaceuticals back in 2000. And yet, the financials post that period did not record any revenues from this whatsoever. Therefore the recent contracts of late unfortunately have a strange ring to it and thus the adage "show me the money" in the audited financials. The 2nd year delay of the financials concern me more this year than last year and that is very troubling especially when Talbot told me himself that "the kits are selling like crazy" and this was a couple of years ago
ugc was a lie, a scam, a story to sell stock - insiders stock and pp stock and or the hedge fund that bought all that stock needed to unload at nice profit - in my opinion it was total lie SCAM from day 1. Please post any other angle / opinion - soafaer bought and sold 30millin + shares... insiders filed a few million for sale thru prospectus..... they needed to sell stock and had needed new story to suck in some more suckers...
IMO of course
good luck with your investment - do your DD - never ever listen to a message board poster or belive un-verifiable PR from an NON / UN - Audited foreign company.
Do you have the email address for PR firm or Transfer company? I wonder what they report shares out is as of today. will they put ANYTHING in writing RE: O/S , financials, etc.. w/o MAJOR disclaimers?
Good luck - imo u r going to need a LOT of it .....
earndit & laughin: NO filings = NO ONE knows the market cap or the number of shares out. I "heard" it was 2.01 billion++ from a post on RB said it came from MSITF PR firm.
If MSITF were billing $ or making ANY money they would file. The last filing from the www they had -(58k) cash on hand. That was 9mo end 3/04. Total revs for that 9mo was under 700k. As long as they NEVER file they can sell new shares daily like candy on a shelf, They can issue false / untrustworthy PR, They can claim ANYTHING they want to claim as per approvals, contracts, cash etc... They have NO reason to worry, as long as they dont file they can do whatever they want. They can sell 10-20k worth of stock everyday and make contract claims galore without fear.... If MSITF was as healthy as touted they would have filed and ALL of thse new contracts would be filed on 8ks. By issuing disclaimered PR they can keep the stock selling machine clipping out 1-10 million newly printed shares a day @ .002 per....
Same goes with FDA, SDA, WHO etc.. approvals. I have yet to find a SINGLE government / health agency that has approved VSCAN that can be verified independantly. MSITF claimed to be working on FDA approvals well FDA.gov has NO record of VSCAN to be found. U CAN find MANY other similiar tests in approval process & various approved stages but NOT A BLIP ON VSCAN or MSITF
IN MY PERSONAL OPINION of the FACTS at hand
I DO NOT see much downside risk in this stock at thse levels - I DO see they have competition and have YET to put a product on the market. Short term ABTG is a low risk but that can change fast - this is new tech - new industry and there is some large players and deep pockets against them - I see possible 100% gain from this point with very little news to make it happen. I am NOT sold on ABTG long term but it is solid low risk trade.....
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Cities brace for broadband war
By Jim Hu and Marguerite Reardon
Staff Writers, CNET News.com
May 2, 2005 4:00 AM PDT
A hundred years ago, when Louisiana was still literally in the dark, residents of Lafayette banded together to build a city-owned electric utility where once there was little more than swampland. Today, at the dawn of the 21st century, it is hatching plans to lay out its own state-of-the-art fiber-optic broadband network.
This time, the city's futuristic ambitions are challenged not by the rigors of geography but by obstacles of business: specifically, telecommunications giant BellSouth and cable provider Cox Communications, which claimed the region as their own years ago. But the historic coastal community, known for its eclectic culture and rhythmic zydeco music, is not about to abandon the pioneering spirit that begat its visionary reputation.
After a legal skirmish earlier this year, the two sides are preparing for a citywide election slated for mid-July that will decide the issue.
"The people of Lafayette feel like there is a history of seizing the initiative," said John St. Julien, a member of Lafayette Coming Together, a citizens group supporting the fiber network. "Our Creole and Cajun communities have always been told by outsiders that everything we did was wrong--from our language to the food we eat. Culturally, we've learned not to care what others think or say about us. I think it gives us a place to stand when companies like BellSouth and Cox come in and tell us we can't do something."
Across the country, acrimonious conflicts have erupted as local governments attempt to create publicly funded broadband services with faster connections and cheaper rates for all citizens, narrowing the so-called digital divide. The Bells and cable companies, for their part, argue that government intervention in their business is not justified and say they are far better equipped to operate complex and far-flung data networks.
As part of this special report, CNET News.com has created an interactive municipal broadband legislative map that details the major battlegrounds on the issue. At stake is the fate of high-speed Internet access for millions of Americans, hinging on a fundamental question of civics and economics--whether the government or private industries should take the leading role in building out what's considered this generation's critical infrastructure challenge.
"Is broadband fast food, or is it power?" said Doug Lichtman, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. "The answer might be: 'We don't know. Let's experiment with it.' It might give us great information about what risks the government assumes, once it gets into it."
In some cases, local governments have simply stepped into a vacuum left by commercial providers that have proved slow or unwilling to bring broadband to their residents. But the situation has grown more complicated with public broadband proposals in major cities already served by private industry. These projects highlight a growing conviction that broadband is not merely a luxury of modern urban life, but rather an essential public service that could increase tourism and commerce while squeezing new efficiencies from services such as health care, education and even sanitation.
Despite the technology's youth, the dynamics over its control are as old as the nation itself. Governments and private businesses have long quarreled over who should control the build-out of highways, canals, railroads, the postal system and telephone networks. Oftentimes, what begins as a project of one side eventually falls into the hands of the other: The railroad system was first constructed by private companies but is now controlled largely by the federal government, while the postal system is run by Washington but faces stiff competition from private couriers such as FedEx and United Parcel Service of America.
Philadelphia is an early high-profile litmus test for whether cities and broadband are a good mix. As is the goal with many municipal projects, the city hopes that its planned wireless broadband network will put it on the map as one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world.
In April, city officials unveiled an ambitious plan to blanket Philadelphia's 135-square-mile area with wireless broadband, or Wi-Fi, access. Officials hope the network will attract tourists and businesses, while providing affordable broadband access to underprivileged residents. The service could cost as little as $20 a month, which is cheaper than local phone company Verizon Communications' rate of $30.
Not surprisingly, Verizon has fought fiercely against the plan. The Baby Bell successfully helped shepherd a state bill that bans any city in Pennsylvania from pursuing similar projects without Verizon's input.
State activity
Verizon isn't the only one taking the legislative route. Other Bells and cable companies have thrown their weight behind similar state bills that bar municipalities from building networks. Twenty states have already passed, or are trying to push through, legislation that would impose heavy restrictions on communities creating their own networks in areas already served by Bells and cable companies.
Thirteen of those states--Arkansas, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington--have passed bills restricting future public broadband projects, though existing initiatives are allowed to operate. The remaining eight have measures pending or have seen their bills fail to reach a vote.
The debate has become contentious, sparking heated opinions over how the nation can become a global leader in broadband. Critics of the state of U.S. broadband penetration cite the nation's ranking below Japan, Korea and Norway, to name a few. But telecommunications giants say broadband adoption continues to skyrocket and that competition remains healthy.
The origins of the conflict date back to the late 1990s, when the Bells and cable giants were just beginning to dip their toes in the broadband stream. Cities eager for high-speed networks faced frustrating delays, particularly in rural centers where the phone and cable companies faced the prospects of heavy costs and slim returns.
The story has changed dramatically in some ways since then. The Bells and cable giants are fighting a fierce war over broadband among Americans, prompting the local phone companies to lower prices, and cable providers to nearly double download speeds, over the past two years.
Within the next 12 months, Verizon and SBC Communications expect to launch their own pay TV services, to put more competitive pressure on cable companies. In late April, Verizon said it would sell to some customers DSL access without requiring people to buy a local phone line--a longtime demand from consumer groups.
Providers are also trying to add bells and whistles to the basic data pipe into the home. Some of the phone carriers, including Verizon and SBC, have partnered with Web portals Yahoo or MSN, or both. Cable giant Comcast runs its own broadband portal, which emphasizes high-bandwidth features such as video clips and video e-mail. Time Warner Cable's Road Runner service comes packaged with America Online.
"Broadband services are maturing enough where it's not just high-speed access to the Internet," said Mike Paxton, an analyst at In-Stat. "There's a lot more that can be done with a broadband connection now than in the past, and that is very attractive and beneficial to consumers."
Appealing to the states
The stakes for the winners are huge. So it's hardly a surprise that the Bells and cable companies are lobbying hard to keep government out of the race. They're working to support antimunicipal broadband bills at the state level and funding publicity campaigns to squash these projects. The message: Local governments should not compete against private industries, which have spent billions of dollars on infrastructure to serve residents and on city taxes.
The industry also argues that governments are in over their heads when they try to operate a complex citywide network. And if the city's plans go belly-up, opponents say residents will have to bail out the projects through higher tax bills.
"Our major focus--either through the legislative branch or through working with regulators--is to make sure...we have provisions in place that the resulting competition that we engage with is fair," BellSouth spokesman Joe Chandler said.
Fairness in the eyes of the Bells means implementing a series of "safeguards," according to Chandler. These include barring cities from using taxes to fund their ventures; requiring city networks to pay the same taxes as private companies; and requiring the public to vote on proposals before construction.
Many cities claim that they are not competing against the Bells and cable but rather are serving their communities. Legal experts wonder whether municipalities are addressing legitimate problems ignored by the telecoms, or whether they are trying stifle competition.
"I worry about the political economics of it," said Matthew Spitzer, Dean of the University of Southern California Law School. "Once the city gets into a business that's directly competitive with private companies, there are temptations to regulate the private companies in ways that disadvantage them."
What are cities doing?
Many communities remain undeterred. Larger cities such as Philadelphia and Chicago claim broadband is too expensive for lower-income residents.
In March, officials in Chicago threw down the gauntlet against the state of Illinois when they announced plans to consider blanketing the entire metropolis with Wi-Fi. Just as in Philadelphia and Lafayette, lawmakers promoting this plan think that cheap broadband is good for residents and offers an additional source of revenue for city coffers.
"It's our responsibility to protect the interests of citizens of Chicago, and if we feel a Wi-Fi system would open up opportunities to provide cheaper access, why wouldn't we examine it, and why should we be told by Springfield that we can't?" said Donal Quinlan, a spokesman for Chicago Alderman Edward Burke.
Smaller communities such as Scottsburg, Ind., and Lafayette hope that citywide broadband systems will attract more businesses and spark entrepreneurship.
Lafayette's economy over the last century has been tied to the oil industry. But as oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico run down, city leaders recognize that they need to attract new industries to the community to sustain growth. A fiber-based broadband network could help attract manufacturing-design companies and software developers, said Kaliste Saloom, an attorney in Lafayette who organized the Lafayette Yes political action group to campaign for the new fiber network.
"We have a great computer science program right here in Lafayette at the University of Louisiana," he said. "So we already have the talent. If we have the high-speed broadband network, it would be easy for companies to tap that resource and open development facilities here."
Then there's the string of cities hugging Utah's Great Salt Lake that have begun constructing a fiber-optic network. Called the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency, the project aims to pipe video, phone service and broadband Internet access into peoples' homes. Organizers draw analogies to airports, for which governments fund facilities and private companies operate their businesses using the space.
Utopia's executive director, Paul Morris, told an audience at the Voice on the Net conference this month that the project has already attracted some private companies, including AT&T. One Utah-based ISP plans to begin offering 10 megabits per second of broadband speed for $39.95 a month. Cable broadband at less than half that speed costs about $45 a month, while many cheaper DSL services from the Bells provide 1.5mbps at the base service tier.
"We were concerned we were being left behind," Morris said. "We wanted to lure businesses and nurture them in Utah, and we didn't see that happening for us."
State Barriers to Community Broadband Services
Interesting some States prohibit Utilities from providing Broadband - I bet the Big ISPs are dumping huge lobby money to keep it that way - Phone & Cable BB providers are shaking in their boots over BPL - They are already losing enough money!
http://www.appanet.org/legislative/index.cfm?ItemNumber=9998
(updated December 2004)
Arkansas prohibits municipal entities from providing basic local exchange services. (Ark. Code § 23-17-409)
Florida imposes various taxes to increase the prices of telecommunications services (as distinguished from other services) sold by public entities. (Florida Statutes §§ 125.421, 166.047, 196.012, 199.183 and 212.08). Declared unconstitutional under Florida law, City of Gainesville v. Zingale, CA No. 2000-CA-00 1582 (Cir. Ct. 2d Cir., Leon Co., March 20, 2002), aff'd, Dep't of Revenue v. City of Gainesville, No. 1D02-1582 (Dist. Ct. App., 1st Dist., Nov. 26, 2003), appeal pending in Florida Supreme Court.
Missouri bars municipalities and municipal electric utilities from providing telecommunications services or facilities, except, under certain conditions, to telecommunications carriers; does not prohibit services for internal uses, for educational, emergency and health care uses; and "Internet-type" services. (Revised Statutes of Missouri § 392.410(7)) Declared contrary to federal law, Missouri Municipal League v. FCC, 299 F.3d 949 (8th Cir., 2002), rev'd., Jeremiah Nixon, et al. v. Missouri Municipal League, et. al., No. 02-1238, 124 S.Ct. 1555 (Mar. 24, 2004).
Minnesota requires municipalities to obtain a super-majority of 65% of the voters before providing telecommunications services. (Minn. Stat. Ann. § 237.19)
Nebraska enacted legislation that prohibits any agency or political subdivision from becoming a certificated telecommunications common carrier or a permitted telecommunications contract carrier. The law allows municipals to lease dark fiber with these stipulations 1) the lessee must be a certified common carrier; 2) the lease price and profit distribution is approved by the PSC as follows: a) the lease price must not be greater than the market rate, as determined by the PSC, and b) the profit earned by the municipal is remitted to the Universal Service Fund; finally, 3) interconnection agreements must be approved by the PSC. (Legislative Bill 827, approved by the Governor May 25, 2001). LB 827 declared unlawful by Nebraska Supreme Court in Lincoln Electric System, Lincoln. v. Nebraska Public Service Commission and Nebraska Telecommunications Association, et al. S-01-286 (Neb., Jan. 10, 2003), ), cert. denied, Neb. Publ. Serv. Comm'n v. Lincoln Elec. Sys., 123 S.Ct. 2620 (U.S., 2003).
Nevada generally prohibits municipalities with populations larger than 25,000 or counties with populations of 50,000 or more from providing retail "telecommunications services," as defined by federal law. (Nevada Statutes § 268.086, § 710.147)
Pennsylvania prohibits political subdivisions from providing advanced telecommunications and broadband services for a fee to the public unless no such services are provided by the local telephone company and the local telephone company has refused to provide such services within 14 months of a request by the political subdivision for those services at the requested data speeds (Became Law 12/1/2004, public law number not yet available).
South Carolina imposes significant restrictions and burdensome procedural and imputed-cost requirements on municipal providers of communications services. (S.C. Code § 58-9-2600)
Tennessee bans municipal provision of paging and security service and allows provision of cable, two-way video, video programming, Internet and other "like" services only upon satisfying various anti-competitive public disclosure, hearing and voting requirements that a private provider would not have to meet. (Tennessee Code Ann. § 7-52-601 et seq.)
Texas bars municipalities and municipal electric utilities from offering telecommunications services to the public either directly or indirectly through a private telecommunications provider. (Texas Utilities Code, § 54.201 et seq.)
Utah imposes burdensome procedural and accounting requirements and limits the authority of municipalities to provide retail cable television and public telecommunications services. (Utah Code Title 10 Ch 18 Sec. 101, et seq).
Virginia allows municipal electric utilities to become certificated municipal local exchange carriers and offer all communications services that their systems are capable of supporting, provided that they do not cross-subsidize services, impute costs that private sector providers would incur, and comply with numerous procedural, financing, reporting and other requirements that do not apply to the private sector. (VA Code §§ 15.2-2108, 56-265.4:4, 56-484.7:1).
Washington limits public utility districts to providing only wholesale telecommunications services. (Revised Code of Washington §54.16.330).
Wisconsin imposes burdens on municipal communications providers not imposed on nongovernmental providers. Generally, it prohibits nonsubscribers of the cable television services from paying any cable costs. Further, it requires municipalities to conduct a feasibility study and hold a public hearing prior to providing telecom, cable or internet services. It also prohibits "subsidization" of most cable and telecom services and prescribes minimum prices for telecom services. (2003 Wisconsin Act 278, effective July 1, 2004)
Municipalities and others are challenging many of these restrictions in the courts.
DEF 14A MONDAY , MAY 02, 2005 07:55 AM
ABTG: Prxy; Directors; Shr Increase; Incentive Plan
The 2005 annual meeting of stockholders of AMBIENT CORPORATION (OTCBB: ABTG) will be held at 9:30 a.m., on June 10, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, located at 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139-4896 to:
1. elect four directors of the Company to hold office until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;
2. amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, that the Company is authorized to issue from time to time from 300M to 350M shares and authorize the issuance, from time to time, of up to 5M of preferred stock, par value $.001, in one or more series;
3. increase the number of shares of Common Stock, reserved for issuance under the Company's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan from 15M to 25M shares;
4. increase the number of shares of Common Stock, reserved for issuance under the Company's 2002 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan from 2M to 4M shares;
5. ratify the appointment of Rotenberg, Meril Solomon Bertiger & Guttilla, PC as independent public accountants of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2005; and
6. transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 28, 2005, as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Strong Buy @ < .25 - SELL @ > .35
It sure would pop if they sold something - Cinergy has BPL sales in OH gearing up - U have to wonder why ABTG has NO revenuable systems in place - yet - They bill one customer this thing pops .50+ - they go the rest of the year @ 0.0 revenues and it is going to set that .18 low - IMO
Long 50000 @ avg .209
WILL SELL @.35 +\-.01 unless... :(
PWLX is deader then this board - volume was under 3k for Friday 5/6 - that is like under 300.00 in total equity traded - THAT IS DEAD - RIP ...
Why does'nt MSITF file an 8k for ANY of thse contracts? Put it in writing and file it - if thse things were so true why not file an 8k or even file a qtr and include thse contracts and events? if this company is as healthy as touted then why no filing? why no disclosure of O/S? what is the reason for not givng the authorities something to verify and then stand behind? WHY DONT THEY FILE!? ANYTHING!?
PWLX FACTS
Book Value Per Share (mrq): 0.008
Market Cap (intraday): 34.23M
Revenue (ttm): 1.37M
Revenue Per Share (ttm): 0.018
Shares Outstanding: 136.92M
Float: 125.50M
% Held by Insiders: 8.34%
EBITDA (ttm): -2.38M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): -4.02M
Diluted EPS (ttm): -0.06
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm): -183.93%
Return on Equity (ttm): -2551.40%
Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³: -3.05M
Free Cashflow (ttm)³: -3.08M
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=PWLX.OB
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares ($4,024)
Total Cash Flow From Operating Activities (3,054)
Net Tangible Assets ($107)
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=PWLX.OB&annual
PWLX FINANCIALS = STRONG SELL
PWLX INSIDERS = SELL SELL SELL STOCK
"the 2003 contract year guaranteed minimum net unit sales and purchases set at approximately $1.7 million, the release stated"
It looks to kme like /2003/Contract/guarantted minimum/approx 1.7 million/
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/sigdev.asp?Symbol=pwlx
SeaView Video Technology Inc. Signs Up Master Distributor in Waste Hauling Transportation Market
February 13, 2003
SeaView Video Technology, Inc. announced that it has inked an exclusive master distributorship agreement with The Tyman Group, LLC to sell and distribute SecureView DC Camera Systems exclusively to the waste hauling vehicles, materials handling, and special utility vehicles markets in North America. As part of the agreement, to acquire exclusive distribution rights The Tyman Group will pay a non-refundable exclusivity fee payable in two installments with the first payment being paid at the execution of the agreement and the second payment scheduled in 180 days. In addition, to retain these exclusive distribution rights Tyman is required to attain annual guaranteed minimum net unit sales and purchases over the five-year term of the agreement with the 2003 contract year guaranteed minimum net unit sales and purchases set at approximately $1.7 million. If The Tyman Group achieves their annual guaranteed minimum net unit sales and purchases over the life of the agreement, Seaview has the potential to achieve approximately $36.25 million in revenue. SeaView has received initial orders from Tyman, which are expected to begin shipping later this month.
Looks to me like PWLX said Guatanteed 1.7 million in 2003
STRONG SELL PWLX
Did PWLX put out PR / FILING letting investors know this "contract" no longer exists? Is it still guaranteed money? guaranteed 1.7 million in 2003? I never saw a PR or mention of this "contract" being voided? Was there ever a contract? What were all the shares paid to distributors for? Is this lying in PR? To me it looks like a big huge fat LIE to increase PPS and sell shares for pump and dump quick cash? IMO of course. Read the News and read the filings / PR you make the call - I say PWLX lies in this PR & Filings, In My Personal Opinion of course.
To the facts:
12 MONTHHS ENDED DEC 31 - 03
Net revenue DC Trans = $ 357,886
A LONG WAY AWAY FROM 1.7 MILLION GUARANTEED REVENUE AS CLAIMED IN PR
http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2003/02/10/daily32.html
SeaView lands big contract
SeaView Video Technology Inc. announced Thursday that it signed an exclusive master distributorship agreement with The Tyman Group LLC of Anthem, Ariz., to sell and distribute SecureView DC Camera Systems exclusively to the waste hauling vehicles, materials handling, and special utility vehicles markets in North America.
As part of the agreement, to acquire exclusive distribution rights The Tyman Group will pay a nonrefundable exclusivity fee payable in two installments with the first payment being paid at the execution of the agreement and the second payment scheduled in 180 days, a release stated. In addition, to retain these exclusive distribution rights The Tyman Group is required to attain annual guaranteed minimum net unit sales and purchases during the five-year term of the agreement with the 2003 contract year guaranteed minimum net unit sales and purchases set at approximately $1.7 million, the release stated.
If The Tyman Group achieves its annual guaranteed minimum net unit sales and purchases over the life of the agreement, SeaView has the potential to achieve approximately $36.25million in revenue. SeaView has received initial orders from Tyman, which are expected to begin shipping later this month.
SeaView has been working with Tyman since mid-2002 testing and developing product for the waste hauling and commercial vehicles transportation market, a release stated.
SeaView Video Technology designs, manufactures and markets, among other devices, products and applications developed to transmit voice, video, audio and data either individually or any and all combinations over power lines, in AC and DC power environments, on any and all power grids. The company has also developed and manufactures different kinds of underwater video cameras, lights and accessories for the marine, commercial and consumer retail markets.
The Tyman Group is an integrator, distributor and wholesaler of products and mobile transportation surveillance systems.
SeaView trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "SEVU." It closed trading Thursday at 7 cents. Its 52-week range is 5 cents to 53 cents.
FROM THE MOST RECENT FILING 12 MONTHHS ENDED DEC 31-03
Net revenue DC Trans = $ 357,886
A LONG WAY AWAY FROM 1.7 MILLION GUARANTEED REVENUE AS CLAIMED IN PR
IMO PWLX LIES IN PR
IMO PWLX IS A STRONG SELL
IMPO PWLX WILL BE UNDER SEC SANCTIONS AND CLASS ACTION FOR TYMAN DEAL - IMO of course - All in my personal opinion.......
This is an obvious LIE from PWLX:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894536/000101376204000337/dec31200310ksb.txt
Licensed - Exclusive Worldwide License for Life of Patents
o US Patent No. 5,351,272 issued on 9/27/94 covering high speed
LAN communication over power lines.[/B]
o US Patent No. 5,559,377 issued 9/24/96 covering the coupler technology
for all electrical line communication applications.
o US Patent No. 5,592,482 issued on 1/7/97 and 5,625,863 issued on
4/29/97 covering video distribution over power lines and the remote
control feature to change TV channels. o US Patent No. 5,625,863
titled Video Distribution System Using In-Wall Wiring, issued on
4/29/97.
o US Patent No. 5,717,685 issued on 2/10/98 covering the coupler
technology for all electrical line communication applications.
o US Patent No. 5,818,127 issued 10/6/98 covering analog and digital
video over AC and DC power lines.
o EPO Patent No. 0-470-185-B1 issued on 11/29/95 covering physics
concept of the coupler for all electrical line communication
applications o US Patent No. 6,014,386 issued 1/11/00 entitled A
System and Method for High Speed Communication of Video, Voice and
Error Free Data Over In-Wall Wiring.
o US Patent No. 6,104,707 issued 8/15/00 titled Transformer Coupler
Communication Over Various Lines
Satius, Inc. continues to develop additional products and technologies
which the Company expects to license in the future should PowerLinx deem
them marketable. [B]Note: Exclusive territory does not include Cambodia,
Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Africa with the
exception of South Africa.[/B]
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894536/000101376204000337/dec31200310ksb.txt
The original PR about Satius and PWLX redoing the exclusive worldwide license forgot to mention does not include Cambodia,
Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Africa with the exception of South Africa That is a PR lie for another post
______________________________________________
How can they even dare say the word "exclusive" when the inventor and patent holder says today 3/22/04 on there website they are licensing these directly to utilities and they, Satius, are selling units themselves - Please email for 100 untis or more. What is tHe deal - This a blatant lie in the filing!
www.satius.com
Satius has taken the necessary steps to protect its revolutionary technologies through patents. To date, six US and one EPO patent have been issued, three US patent applications are pending, and nine foreign applications have been filed.
The following patents have been issued to Satius to date:
1. US Patent No.: 5,351,272 issued on 9/27/94 covering high speed LAN communication over power lines.
2. US Patent No.: 5,559,377 issued on 9/24/96 covering the coupler technology for all electrical line communication applications.
3. US Patent No.: 5,592,482 issued on 1/7/97 and 5,625,863 issued on 4/29/97 covering video distribution over power lines and the remote control feature to change TV channels.
4. US Patent No.: 5,717,685 issued on 2/10/98 covering the coupler technology for all electrical line communication applications.
5. US Patent No.: 5,818,127 issued on 10/06/98 covering analog and digital video over AC and DC power lines.
6. EPO Patent No.: 0 470 185 B1 issued on 11/29/95 covering the physics concept of the coupler for all electrical line communication applications.
Satius, Inc. was established in January, 1992 to develop, license, manufacture and market products that utilize the only coupler technology known to enable existing power lines to act as a multimedia highway for the simultaneous distribution of video, voice and high speed data.
Some of these products (acVideo, dcVideo, acLAN, dcLAN) are to be sold through distributors, resellers, consumer electronics outlets and OEM partners. These markets are stable, large in size and at a stage in their evolution where Satius' technology would provide a unique capability to network multimedia services around premises over existing power lines at a reasonable cost.
NO MENTION OF PWLX OR EXCLUSIVE LICENSE WITH PWLX ??????
Satius has also developed a high speed data communications technology for use on the existing power line network (acWAN) that is to be licensed to utilities who wish to provide telecommunications services to their customers. acWAN licensing can be achieved directly or through system integrators that the utilities prefer to work with.
LICENSE DIRECTLY TO UTILITIES OR UTILITIES CHOICE OF INTEGRATOR - TODAY 3/22/04 SATIUS PLAINLY SAYS PWLX HAS NO EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT.
Video Products
acVIDEO™: transmits full motion video over the 120V/240V AC power line.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE acVIDEO NOW
CLICK HERE TO REVIEW acVIDEO SPECIFICATION
acVIEW: video transmission over power line for security and monitoring applications.
dcVIDEO™: transmits full motion video over the +12V/+24V DC powerline.
Data Products
acLAN™: transmits 10 Mbps Ethernet data over the 120V/240V AC power line
acWAN™: will transmit 100 Mbps Ethernet data over the 120V/240V/11KV/33KVAC power line.
acVIDEO ORDER FORM
For orders over 100 sets, please e-mail us.
SATIUS The patent holder & inventor is selling the products themselves directly! They license directly to Utilities and integrators, They sell thru distributors, resellers, consumer electronics outlets and OEM partners. They dont mention PWLX at all nothing nada zip!
Thats the FACTS as posted on the WWW - www.satius.com / PWLX 10K
TODAY 3/22/04 SATIUS CLEARLY STATES PWLX LIES IN PR & FILINGS = FACT www.satius.com proces PWLX lies in PR & FILINGS[/B]
IMO of the clear and obvious FACTS
PWLX LIES
STRONG SELL PWLX
IMPO
SELL OFF!
When the class action shares finally change hands the "class" will be running to the sell button @ market for sure. SELL SELL SELL - 6 million times.......
IMPO
JP
"we anticipate achieving a cashflow breakeven point by the forth quarter if sales volume maintains current trends."
George S. Bernardich III
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m4PRN/2003_May_21/102093332/p1/article.jhtml
"our confidence is growing in our ability to achieve our operational breakeven point or better by the 4th quarter"
George S. Bernardich III
http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/aw/Bfl-seaview-video-tech.RtcN_DaF.html
"the main focus will continue to be on sales growth and continuing our current five-quarter sales growth trend which includes aggressively working toward achieving our operational breakeven point in the 4th quarter"
George S. Bernardich III
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031110/105990_1.html
Facts = 3RD QTR 2003
Operating Income or Loss (663,000)
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares ($1,062,000)
3-30-04 FILING I HOPE ALL OF YOU LONGS ARE LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM LINE !
IMO SELL PWLX