![]() ![]() The cable company will activate their cable, but none of the homes and businesses are set up for internal networking to handle DSL."īedoe anticipates a demand for these services because many vacationers fit in working time while at Big Bear Lake. All the stuff is going to be lit, and I'm hoping there will be a demand for home networking and home computers. "Plus, our local cable company during that time has been laying all kinds of fiber. "About eight to 12 months ago, we started looking at different areas to expand and utilize our base of customers to sell them more product. A sound option then, is for Bedoe to tap his company's existing customer base, which he thinks will be interested in additional products and services, such as home computer networks, home controls, intercoms, and perhaps even remote video monitoring.Įxamining the Need The decision to expand, particularly into home networks, "coincided with the Internet and technology changing," Bedoe explains. With the nearest town an hour's drive away, geographic expansion would be difficult, Bedoe says. He is motivated to "keep their jobs secure" and avoid layoffs. That's going to be OK, but if we want to make a few extra bucks and help the company continue to prosper, we have to look at different avenues."Įqually important to Bedoe are the company's 12 employees. "We will probably have a net gain each month of 10 new monitored accounts. Yet, growth has slowed in recent months, causing Bedoe to rethink the future. Bedoe estimates his market share is about 80 percent of all the security and fire alarms in Big Bear Lake. Today, All Protection Alarm has 2,200 subscribers (75 percent residential). Over the years, Paul and his team became the premier alarm provider in Big Bear Lake. ![]() ![]() The primary reason for establishing a local connection for alarm signaling was the poor quality of telephone service in and out of Big Bear Lake, Bedoe says. Eventually, All Protection Alarm moved the equipment onsite to its own central station. ![]() The first set-up was with company-owned receivers that were manned by a local communications company. In fact, this concept was so important to Bedoe that after only three years, he established his own central station. ![]()
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