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LoJack Receives FCC Approval for Its Early Warning Service

11 September 2000

LoJack Receives FCC Approval for Its Early Warning Service

    DEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 11 LoJack Corporation announced that it had been
granted a waiver by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which will
allow LoJack to go to market with its patented Uplink technology.
    The LoJack Uplink(TM) technology, representing one of the most significant
consumer product enhancements in fifteen years, will provide for 24 hour
monitoring of a customer's vehicle.
    In the event a vehicle is driven by an unauthorized driver, the LoJack
Uplink network will notify the vehicle's owner.  The owner can then quickly
confirm the theft and notify police, thereby accelerating the police tracking
and recovery process.
    LoJack chairman, C. Michael Daley, said "With LoJack's Uplink feature, if
a customer's car is stolen, LoJack's Uplink Network will alert the owner and
direct him to report the theft.  LoJack's new Uplink feature will make it
possible to monitor a customer's vehicle just as an alarm monitors his home."
    The FCC order stated: "Compared with LoJack's existing operation, the new
technology facilitates more efficient police performance, a greater stolen
vehicle recovery rate, and a greater rate of apprehension of criminals," and,
"On the record before us, we agree that grant of the waiver would enhance
police response and apprehension of criminals due to use of the early warning
system regarding stolen vehicles, without increasing the likelihood of harmful
interference.  Accordingly, we conclude that grant of the waiver is in the
public interest."
    The LoJack Uplink module is expected to be sold as a moderately priced
option to the standard LoJack Unit.  In contrast to other automotive
monitoring services, the LoJack service is not expected initially to carry a
recurring monthly fee.
    LoJack Uplink is expected to be available in early 2001 through authorized
new car dealers.