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Central Stations Dish on RMR Opportunities Dealers Can’t Afford to Ignore

COPS Monitoring

Headquarters: Williamstown, N.J.

Website: copsmonitoring.com

Years in business: 41

Monitored accounts: 3+ million

Licenses, certs. & accreditations: UL Listed, FM Approved, TMA Five Diamond 2014 Central Station of the Year

Value proposition: Monitoring services include security, fire, CO2, elevator, PERS, mPERS, video, industrial, critical process and environmental via dial-up, radio, cellular, IP and custom signaling through API. Equalizer Program allows dealers to purchase equipment with no money down and pay for it over time in their monitoring bill, improving cash flow and helping dealers compete with those offering “free” alarm systems. Other pluses include continuity with founder still being president; the largest redundant network of monitoring stations (six); more TMA Five Diamond monitoring centers than any other company; and building a dedicated mPERS monitoring station inside headquarters and another site TBA.

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