EXHIBIT 10.15


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into effective the 1st day of January 2002 by
and between Vicom, Incorporated ("Employer") and James Mandel ("Employee").

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Employer desires to employ in the capacity and on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, and Employee has agreed to accept such
employment;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.       Employment Relationship. Employer hereby employs Employee as
                  an officer of Employer. Employee accepts such employment and
                  agrees to perform such duties as may be reasonably requested
                  by Employer, as directed by Employer. Employee's job
                  description is set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and
                  incorporated herein.

         2.       Term of Employment. The term of this Agreement and the
                  performance of Employee's services shall be (thirty-six) 36
                  months commencing January 1, 2002 and ending December 31, 2004
                  (the termination date) unless earlier terminated as provided
                  in Paragraph 8 hereof.

         3.       Compensation and Fringe Benefits. For all services rendered by
                  Employee to Employer in any capacity, Employee shall be
                  compensated in accordance with the terms set forth in this
                  section and in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a
                  part hereof. Employee shall be entitled to participate in and
                  to be covered by a profit-sharing, pension, life insurance,
                  accident insurance, health insurance, hospitalization and any
                  other employee benefit plan effective with respect to
                  employees of Employer only to the extent he/she shall be
                  eligible and qualify under the terms of such plans.

         4.       Indemnification. As a further consideration of accepting
                  employment with Employer, Employer agrees to indemnify
                  Employee in the manner and to the full extent permitted or
                  authorized by the By-Laws of Employer.

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         5.       Authorized Expenses. Employee shall incur expenses in
                  connection with the business of the Employer only when
                  authorized by the CFO or Chairman of Employer. When Employee
                  is authorized to incur such expenses, the Employer will
                  reimburse Employee for all such reasonable expenses upon
                  presentation by Employee, of an itemized account of such
                  expenditures. All expenses to be incurred which exceed
                  $1,000.00 require verbal or written preapproval by the CFO or
                  Chairman. Employee agrees to re-pay or reimburse the Employer,
                  on demand, for any expenses which are disallowed as a
                  deduction for Federal or State income income tax purposes. In
                  addition, Employer shall reimburse the Employee for Employee's
                  travel expenses, where such travel is authorized or required
                  by Employer.

         6.       Confidential Nature of Employer's Business-Non-Disclosure.
                  Employee acknowledges that he may receive or contribute to the
                  production of Confidential Information. For purposes of this
                  Agreement, Employee agrees that "Confidential Information"
                  shall mean information or material proprietary to Employer or
                  designated as Confidential Information by Employer and not
                  generally known by non-Employer personnel, of or to which the
                  undersigned develop or of which the undersigned may obtain
                  knowledge or access throughout as a result to the
                  undersigned's relationship with Employer (including
                  information conceived, originated, discovered or developed in
                  whole or in part by the undersigned). The Confidential
                  information includes, but is not limited to, the following
                  types of information and other forms of information of a
                  similar nature (whether or not reduced to writing):
                  discoveries, ideas, concepts, software in various stages of
                  development diagrams, flow charts, research, flow charts,
                  research, development, processes, procedures, "know-how",
                  marketing techniques and materials, marketing and development
                  plans, customer names and other information related of
                  customers, price lists, pricing policies and financial
                  information. Confidential Information also includes any
                  information described above which Employer obtains from
                  another party and which Employer treats as proprietary or
                  designates as Confidential Information, whether or not owned
                  by or developed by Employer.

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INFORMATION PUBLICLY KNOWN THAT IS GENERALLY EMPLOYED BY THE TRADE AT OR AFTER
THE TIME THE UNDERSIGNED FIRST LEARNS OF SUCH INFORMATION, OR GENERIC
INFORMATION OR KNOWLEDGE WHICH THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD HAVE LEARNED IN THE COURSE
OF SIMILAR EMPLOYMENT OR WORK ELSEWHERE IN THE TRADE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED PART OF
THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Employee further agrees:

         A.       To furnish Employer on demand, at any time during or after
                  employment, a complete list of the names and addresses of all
                  persons which Employee known has dealt with, are dealing with
                  or propose to deal with Employer, including present, former
                  and potential customers and other contacts gained while in the
                  employ of Employer, whether or not on possession or within the
                  knowledge of Employer. Such information may be disclosed by
                  periodic reports to Employer during employment

         B.       All notes, data, reference materials, sketches, drawings,
                  memoranda, documentation and records in any way incorporating
                  or reflecting any confidential Information shall belong
                  exclusively to Employer and Employee agrees to turn over all
                  copies of such material in Employees' control to Employer upon
                  request or upon termination of Employee's employment with
                  Employer.

         C.       That during his employment by Employer and thereafter Employee
                  will hold in confidence and not directly or indirectly reveal,
                  report, publish, disclose or transfer any of the Confidential
                  Information for any purpose, except in the course of the
                  undersigned's work for Employer.

         D.       That inventions or ideas in whole or in part conceived of or
                  made by Employee during or after the term of his/her
                  employment or relationship with employer which are made
                  through the use of Employer's equipment, facilities, trade
                  secret or time, or which result from any work performed by
                  Employee for Employer, shall belong exclusively to Employer
                  and be deemed a part of the Confidential Information for
                  purposes of this agreement. Employee hereby assigns and agrees
                  to assign to Employer all rights in and to such Confidential
                  Information whether for purposes of obtaining patent or
                  copyright protection or otherwise.

                  Employee shall acknowledge and deliver to Employer without
                  charge to Employer, (but at its expense) such written
                  instruments and to do such other acts, including giving
                  testimony in support of Employee's authorship or inventorship,
                  as the case may be, necessary on the opinion of Employer to
                  obtain patents or copyrights or to otherwise protect or vest
                  entire right and title in and to confidential in Employer.

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         E.       That he has been given a copy of and has reviewed chapter 325C
                  of Minnesota status, known as the MINNESOTA UNIFORM TRADE
                  SECRETS ACT (the "Act") and acknowledges that violation of the
                  act or of his/her agreements, covenants and representations
                  contained in this Agreement may give rise of a cause of action
                  of favor of Vicom against him/her for general and special
                  damages.

         7.       Vacations. Employee shall be entitled each year to a vacation
                  pursuant to standard company policy.

         8.       Termination of Employment. Upon forty five (45) days written
                  notice to Employee, Employer may terminate this Agreement and
                  any benefits provided for Employee hereunder immediately upon
                  service of written notice on Employee as follows: (i) if
                  Employee takes employment in competition with Employer in
                  violation of this Agreement; (ii) if Employee is guilty of an
                  act or acts of fraud or dishonesty.

         9.       Death or Disability During Employment. If Employee dies or
                  becomes disabled during the term or his/her employment,
                  Employer shall pay the estate of Employee compensation which
                  would otherwise be payable to Employee up to the end of the
                  month in which his/her death occurs.

         10.      Covenant Not to Compete. For a period of one (1) year from the
                  date of termination of his employment with Employer, for any
                  reason whatsoever, Employee will not, directly or indirectly
                  on his own behalf or as a partner, officer, employee,
                  consultant, agent, shareholder, director or trustee of any
                  person, firm, corporation or other entity, engage or
                  participate in any business which engages or participates in
                  the sale, installation or service of equipment of voice, data
                  and/or video products and services on the date of such
                  termination of employment in the State of Minnesota, or call
                  upon otherwise solicit any account of Employer, wherever they
                  may be located, or permit his/her name to be used in
                  connection with any such business or solicitation.

         11.      Independent Covenants. The covenants on the part of employee
                  contained in paragraphs 6 and 10 shall be constructed as
                  Agreement independent of any other provisions in this
                  Agreement; and it is agreed that relief for any claim or case
                  of action of Employee against Employer, whether predicated on
                  this Agreement or otherwise, shall be measured in damages and
                  shall not constitute a defenses to enforcement by Employee of
                  those covenants.

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         12.      Injunctive Relief: Attorneys Fees. In recognition of the
                  irreparable harm that violation of the covenants of Paragraph
                  6 & 10 would cause Employer, Employee agrees that in addition
                  to any relief afforded by law, an injunction against such
                  violation or violations may be issued against him/her and
                  every other person concerned hereby, it being understood by
                  the parties that both damages and an injunction shall be
                  proper modes of relief and are not to be considered
                  alternative remedies. In the event of any such violation the
                  Employee agrees to pay the reasonable attorney fees incurred
                  by Employer in pursuing any of its rights with respect to such
                  violation, in addition to the actual damages sustained by
                  Employer as a result thereof.

         13.      Notices. All notices given hereunder shall be in writing and
                  shall be personally served or sent by registered or certified
                  mail, return receipt requested. Notices to Employer shall be
                  given to Employer at its corporate headquarters which as of
                  the date of this Agreement is 9449 Science Center Drive, New
                  Hope, MN 55428. Notices to Employer or Employees shall be sent
                  to such other address as Employer or Employee shall specify in
                  writing to the other.

         14.      Miscellaneous.

                  A.       The term "subsidiary" shall mean any corporation
                           partnership or other business entity on which
                           Employer has a significant financial interest, or
                           which Employer directly or indirectly, though one or
                           more intermediaries officers or employees, controls,
                           or is controlled by, or is under common control with.

                  B.       This Agreement is the entire Agreement between the
                           parties concerning the subject matter hereof and
                           supersedes and replaces any existing Agreement
                           between the parties hereto relating to the employee's
                           employment. Employer and Employee hereby acknowledge
                           that there are not Agreements or understandings of
                           any nature, oral or written, regarding Employee's
                           employment, apart from this Agreement.

                  C.       No failure on the part of Employer to exercise, and
                           no delay in exercising any right hereunder will
                           operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or
                           partial exercise of any right hereunder by Employer
                           preclude any other or further exercise thereof of the
                           exercise of any other right.

                  D.       It is further agreed and understood by the parties
                           hereto that if any part, term or provisions of this
                           contract should be held unenforceable in the
                           jurisdiction in which either party seeks enforcement
                           of the contract, it shall be construed as if not
                           containing the invalid provisions shall govern the
                           rights and obligations of the parties.

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                  E.       This contract shall be construed and enforced in
                           accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.

                  F.       This agreement is personal in nature and cannot be
                           assigned by Employee. The terms, conditions and
                           covenants herein shall be binding upon the heirs and
                           personal representatives of employee, and the
                           successors, assigns of Employer and any subsidiary of
                           Employer.

                  G.       Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating
                           to this Agreement, or any breach thereof, shall be
                           settled by arbitration before three arbitrators, and
                           judgement rendered by the arbitrators, or a majority
                           of them, may be entered in any court having
                           jurisdiction thereof. Within 30 days after notice by
                           either party to the other requesting such
                           arbitration, each party shall appoint a disinterested
                           and neutral arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so
                           appointed cannot agree upon the appointment of a
                           third arbitrator, then such third arbitrator shall be
                           appointed by the Chief Judge of the United States
                           District for the district that then includes the City
                           of Minneapolis in conformity with the procedures
                           provided under the Uniform Arbitration Act, as
                           adopted by the State of Minnesota and as then in
                           effect. The parties shall each pay their own expenses
                           in connection with such arbitration and any
                           proceedings.

                  H.       Employee acknowledges that, in consideration for this
                           agreement, he hereby irrevocably waives and forfeits
                           any claims for compensation allegedly earned and not
                           paid prior to 1-1-02.

IN THE WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.

                                        VICOM, INCORPORATED



                                        By
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                                        EMPLOYEE


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                                        EMPLOYER

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Exhibits to Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002 between Vicom, Inc.
(Employer) and James Mandel (Employee).

EXHIBIT A: JOB DESCRIPTION

Position:     Chief Execuitve Officer
Reports to:   Donald Miller

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

     1.   Supervises CFO and COO. Business planning and fund raising. Other
          management duties as requested by the Chairman and/or Board of
          Directors.

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EXHIBIT B: COMPENSATION


                                                    ADDITIONAL STOCK OPTION
                                                   (AT MARKET PRICE AT START
                                 SALARY              DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT
                                                 SUBJECT TO RULES OF 1999 PLAN)
YEAR ONE                   $200,000 per year             100,000 shares
YEAR TWO                   $200,000 per year             100,000 shares
YEAR THREE                 $200,000 per year             100,000 shares


Bonus: Up to a 50% cash bonus of base salary for accomplishing specific goals as
follows:

1.   Decreasing operating loss by $2 million in fiscal 2002.

2.   Obtaining significant long term financing via warrant call or other means.

3.   1,500 paying Multiband subscribers by 12-31-02.

4.   Obtaining two or more Multi-band partnering entities such as Rangeline
     which would qualify as one and that the total doors called for in the
     cumulative contracts exceeds 3000. The actual lighting of the properties
     could occur into 2003 and beyond but the partnering contracts would need to
     be singed in 2002.

The above bonus parameters are for 2002. Future bonuses to be set by a new
Compensation Committee annually.

Signing bonus of $100,000. to be paid out of next larger external financing or
successful warrant call.



Agreed to:


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Employer                                  Employee