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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Sept. 2, 2003--Telkonet, Inc. (OTCBB:TLKO - News), the leader in commercial Powerline Communications (PLC), was notified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office that the claims made in its Patent Application entitled "Method and Apparatus for Providing Telephonic Communication Services," have been allowed in their entirety. A Notice of Allowance is usually the prelude to near-term patent issuance.
David Grimes, Founder and Acting Chief Technical Officer Stated, "Our early research and development efforts at Telkonet focused on the utilization of Voice Over Internet Phone (VOIP) technology and it's commercial applications. Now after several years we have cleared another significant hurdle with the Notice of Allowance of our "Method and Apparatus for Providing Telephonic Communication Services. Telkonet is developing a rapidly deployable VOIP system, which has numerous applications. We are preparing to introduce our VOIP system into certain emerging nations where quick low-cost telephone installation is dramatically needed. Our initial contacts in the former Eastern Bloc show a desire to install such systems on an accelerated pace."

About Telkonet

Telkonet offers unique Powerline Communications solutions for the commercial and industrial markets, which utilize its patent-pending technology. Telkonet has developed new technologies for delivering high-speed Internet access over the standard electrical wiring already installed in buildings. Telkonet's PlugPlusInternet(TM) suite of PLC products is comprised of three components - the Telkonet PlugPlus(TM) Gateway, the Telkonet PlugPlus(TM) Modem and the Telkonet PlugPlus(TM) Coupler - designed to meet the commercial needs of hotels, office buildings, schools, shopping malls and multi-dwelling residential markets. The Telkonet PlugPlusInternet commercial products provide connectivity over existing electrical wiring and do not require costly installation of additional wiring or major disruption of business activities. In many situations, the Telkonet PlugPlusInternet system can be implemented more quickly and less expensively than adding dedicated wiring or installing a wireless system, thus offering a viable and cost-effective alternative to the challenges of wired and wireless LANs.

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