March, 2006. SECS completes restoration of the Department of Defense Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) tower located at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This was the most recent project completed under a Tri-Agency NEXRAD Tower Inspection and Engineering Services contract. The purpose of the project is to evaluate tower condition and extend the “lifetime” of the tower structure through restoration to a “like new” condition. The project included mobilization, equipment purchases, shipping, logistics management, equipment rental, assembly and rigging for aerial lift, and staging for commencement. Restoration of the tower consisted of a sweep of the entire site, replacement of tower parts, fasteners, hardware, repairs, and finally the application of the corrosion control measures and was performed and approved to the satisfaction of Andersen Air Force Base representatives. The next scheduled project is the NEXRAD tower located at Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan, and is currently under review.

Key managers from Southeastern Communication Service, Inc. attended the National Association of Tower Erectors conference in Orlando, Fl from 13-17 February 2006. During the conference personnel attended OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety Training. This course meets the OSHA Training Institute's requirements for the 10-Hour Construction Safety course. Students completing this course will receive a course completion card from the OSHA Training Institute. In addition to training employees on OSHA requirements and safe-work practices, many contractors are finding that this course may be necessary in order to be eligible to bid on certain projects. Course topics included: Fall Protection, Scaffolding, Stairways and Ladders, Personal Protective Equipment (including respiratory protection), Hazard Communication, Confined Spaces, Lead Hazards in Construction, Motor Vehicles/Mechanized Equipment, Fire Protection and Prevention. The National Association of Tower Erectors is a non-profit trade association dedicated to providing a unified voice for tower erection, service and maintenance companies. NATE is recognized as the industry leader in promoting safety, education and uniform practices and procedures.

Hurricane Wilma Restorations Oct 2005 - Southeastern Communication Service, Inc. (SECS) technicians and mechanical specialists were dispatched to key communication centers even as hurricane Wilma continued to wreak its destructive forces on southern Florida. Says Tony Ankersmit, SECS Vice President of Technical Operations, “Our people were alerted and mobilized within hours of receiving information about damage to communications likely to be caused by the hurricane.” Among systems restored on an urgent priority basis was the Florida Department of Transportation’s microwave path that follows Alligator Alley across the southern Florida peninsula. SECS personnel were immediately deployed to repair links in the communications system without which continued operations of the vital highway would not be possible. In Palm Beach County, the sheriff’s office network system was knocked completely out of commission making responses to emergencies all but impossible. SECS technicians were on the scene within hours working on restoration of the emergency communication system. Wireless operations at multiple cellular sites were also quickly repaired. Three Palm Beach County School District microwave towers felled by the storm were removed and with their restoration, the system will shortly be back in full operation.