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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3
    


                            ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is dated as of January 15, 1998,
and is among Multimedia Security Service, Inc.,  a South Carolina corporation
("Seller"), Multimedia Cablevision, Inc., a South Carolina corporation
("Multimedia"), and Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Buyer").

Seller is in the business of providing, selling, leasing, installing,
maintaining and repairing fire and burglar alarm equipment systems, fire and
burglar alarm monitoring services and burglar alarm response services and
similar or related services ("Business").

Seller desires to sell and Buyer desires to purchase substantially all of the
assets related to the Business as a going concern.  Based upon the
representations and warranties made by each party to the other in this
Agreement, the parties have agreed to consummate the sale of the Business on
the terms contained herein.


ARTICLE I.  Sale of Assets and Terms of Payment

1.1       Transfer of Assets.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2.1 hereof) Seller
will sell, convey or cause to be conveyed, and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will
purchase and accept from Seller, all of the assets and properties of Seller,
tangible or intangible, of every kind and description used by Seller in
connection with the Business as a going concern (all such assets being referred
to herein as the "Assets"), but excluding the Excluded Assets described in
Section 1.2 below.  The Assets include without limitation the following:

         (a)     All of Seller's tangible personal property, assets and
         equipment relating to the Business ("Personal Property") including
         without limitation the Personal Property listed on Schedule 1.1 and
         all raw materials and finished goods produced or used in the Business
         ("Inventory") including Inventory on consignment;

         (b)     All written or oral contracts providing for the provision of
         alarm and related services, including without limitation monitoring,
         testing, inspecting, leasing, maintenance and/or extended warranty
         between Seller (or a predecessor-in-interest) and a subscriber
         ("Subscribers"), including Seller's cancelled or expired contracts
         ("Subscriber Contracts") including without limitation both binding and
         non-binding letters of intent for the purchase of Subscriber
         Contracts, contracts for the purchase of Subscriber Contracts, third
         party monitoring contracts, alarm dealer contracts and all other
         agreements and similar documents that relate to the Business,
         including without limitation those described in Schedule 3.9 hereto
         (which, except for Subscriber Contracts are referred to collectively
         as "Contracts");

         (c)     All new alarm accounts sold prior to the Closing Date pursuant
         to a written or oral agreement or customer purchase order, which have
         not been completely installed and are not being monitored as of the
         Closing Date
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         including but not limited to the Work in Progress set forth on
         Schedule 3.9(c) ("Work in Progress");

         (d)     All billing and customer service software owned by Seller,
         including without limitation the source code and object code, and the
         Seller's license to use the MAS monitoring software ("Intellectual
         Property");

         (e)     All of Seller's accounts receivable arising in the ordinary
         course of the Business, ("Accounts Receivable");

         (f)     All of the Seller's files and other records (including
         financial records) relating to the Contracts, the Subscriber
         Contracts, the Work in Progress and the other Assets;

         (g)     All of Seller's real property and leaseholds described in
         Schedule 1.1(g) (collectively "Real Property");

         (h)     All of the issued and outstanding industrial revenue bonds
         issued by the City of Wichita, which are secured by the "Headquarters
         Facility" (as defined herein) (the "Industrial Revenue Bonds"); and

         (i)     All of Seller's goodwill in and going concern value of the
         Business.

1.2      Excluded Assets.  The following assets relating to the Business shall
be retained by Seller and shall not be sold, assigned or transferred to Buyer
(the "Excluded Assets"):

         (a)     Claims by Seller with respect to the Excluded Assets and
         liabilities not assumed by Buyer, including without limitation claims
         for tax refunds and counterclaims with respect to obligations and
         liabilities not being assumed by Buyer hereunder;

         (b)  All contracts of insurance;

         (c)     All Employee Benefit Plans (as defined below) of any nature
         except for the Change in Control Plan;

         (d)     Cash on hand and in banks and other cash items;

         (e)     All tangible personal property of Seller disposed of or
         consumed in the ordinary course of the business as permitted under
         Section 5.1 below or with the consent of Buyer between the date of
         this Agreement and the Closing, and personal property acquired
         pursuant to the SKILL agreement among the Seller, Wichita Area
         Vocational Technical School and the Kansas Department of Commerce and
         Housing ("SKILL Agreement) which Personal Property is not owned by
         Seller;

         (f)     The names Multimedia Security Service, Multimedia Security,
         Multimedia or any variants thereof;

         (g)     Deferred taxes and all intercompany accounts.

         (h)     The property and rights of Seller listed on Schedule 1.2 which
         are not used exclusively in the Business.

1.3      Liabilities.

         (a)     The Assets shall be sold and conveyed to Buyer free and clear
         of all liabilities, obligations, conditional sales agreements,
         easements,
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         encumbrances, mortgages, security interests, charges and other liens
         (collectively "Encumbrances"), except for liens for personal property
         and/or real estate taxes not yet due and payable, the Industrial
         Revenue Bonds, the easements and other matters of record on the
         Headquarters Facility (collectively "Permitted Liens"), except that
         Buyer shall assume, discharge and perform the following liabilities:

                 (i)      Except for Excluded Liabilities (as defined in
                 Section 1.3(b)), all obligations and liabilities which arise
                 after the Closing under the Assets, including those
                 liabilities and obligations under the Subscriber Contracts,
                 Contracts and Work in Progress assigned to Buyer which are
                 described in Subsection 1.1(b), (c) and (d) provided, however,
                 that if any such contract requires a consent to the assignment
                 thereof to Buyer and such consent has not been obtained, then
                 this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, shall
                 constitute an equitable assignment by Seller to Buyer of all
                 rights, benefits, title and interest, liabilities and
                 obligations under such contract;

                 (ii)     Except for Excluded Liabilities, Seller's obligations
                 pursuant to the Contracts incurred in the ordinary course of
                 the Business prior to the Closing whether or not disclosed to
                 Buyer;

                 (iii)    Seller's obligations under the change in control plan
                 ("Change in Control Plan") provided to Buyer prior to the date
                 hereof;

                 (iv)     Except for Excluded Liabilities, Seller's obligations
                 under the Industrial Revenue Bonds on the real property;

                 (v)      Except for Excluded Liabilities, Seller's obligations
                 under the SKILL Agreement;

                 (vi)     Except for Excluded Liabilities, Seller's obligations
                 under the consignment agreement for Inventory;

                 (vii)    Except for Excluded Liabilities, all obligations or
                 liabilities of the Business disclosed hereunder or known by
                 Buyer; and

                 (viii)   Except for Excluded Liabilities, all liabilities
                 under any litigation, proceeding or claim of any nature by any
                 person or entity arising out of the ordinary course of the
                 Business.

         (b)     Buyer does not assume and will not be liable for any of the
         following liabilities or obligations of Seller (the "Excluded
         Liabilities"):

                 (i)      any liability under any contract of insurance;

                 (ii)     except as otherwise provided for in Sections
                 1.3(a)(iii) and 10.6 any liability for compensation to any of
                 the Seller's employees of any nature whatsoever related to the
                 period prior to the Closing, including under any Employee
                 Benefit Plans of any nature;

                 (iii)    except as otherwise provided for in Section 10.6
                 hereof or in the Change in Control Plan any liability arising
                 out of any termination by Seller of the employment of any
                 employee or consultant of the Seller prior to the Closing, or
                 who previously has retired;

                 (iv)     any liability for any taxes or trade payables owed by
                 Seller with respect to the Business or the Assets prior to the
                 Closing Date;

                 (v)      any obligation with respect to deferred taxes or
                 intercompany accounts;
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                 (vi)     any liability with respect to claims by third parties
                 which are covered by insurance policies of Seller and arise
                 from occurrences prior to the Closing but such liabilities are
                 excluded only to the extent of payments actually received by
                 Seller from insurance companies;

                 (vii)    any liability arising out of the litigation described
                 on Schedule 3.12 as "Excluded Litigation".

                 (viii)   any liability arising out of non-compensation claims
                 by employees which arose prior to the Closing in the ordinary
                 course of the Business or otherwise and exceed $50,000, or are
                 based on violations of federal, state or local laws
                 prohibiting sexual harassment or are "class action" type
                 claims based on violations of federal, state or local laws for
                 the protection of employees (e.g., employment discrimination);

                 (ix)     any liability arising out of third party tort or
                 contract claims incurred in the ordinary course of Business or
                 otherwise which results in actual damages in excess of
                 $50,000;

                 (x)      any liability arising out of the gross negligence, or
                 reckless or intentionally wrongful acts of Seller, its
                 employees, directors, officers, representatives and agents or
                 claims for punitive damages; and

                 (xi)     obligations and liabilities for borrowed money.

1.4  Consideration.

         (a)     The Purchase Price shall equal the sum of (i) the QRR (as
         defined below) multiplied by sixty-five (65), (ii) the Monitoring
         Service Revenue (as defined below) multiplied by fifteen (15) and
         (iii) the Accounts Receivable Value (as defined below) less (iv) the
         Credit (as defined below), all of which are subject to adjustment as
         provided herein ("Purchase Price"); provided, however, that in no
         event will the sum of the amount calculated under (i) and (ii) be less
         than $220,000,000.  Subject to the conditions contained in this
         Agreement, and in consideration of the sale of the Assets, Buyer will
         pay on the Closing Date an amount equal to the sum of (x) ninety
         percent (90%) of the sum of clause (i) and (ii) (but not less than the
         minimum) set forth in the preceding sentence plus (y) the Accounts
         Receivable Value less the Credit ("Closing Payment").  The balance of
         the Purchase Price as adjusted pursuant hereto ("Deferred Payment")
         shall be paid by Buyer to Seller on the six month anniversary of the
         Closing Date ("Adjustment Date").

         (b)     The Accounts Receivable Value shall be the aggregate amount of
         all Accounts Receivable on the books of Seller as of the Closing Date.

         (c)     QRR shall mean the sum of monthly (or the monthly portion of
         invoices covering extended periods) recurring revenue (including, but
         not limited to, leasing and maintenance contract revenue) to be
         derived by the Seller from all Subscriber Contracts in service as of
         the Closing Date.  QRR shall only include those sums derived from
         Subscriber Contracts that are: (i) pursuant to Subscriber Contracts on
         one of the Seller's standard written contract forms to which there
         have been no material alterations ("Accepted Contracts") provided that
         the QRR may include written agreements which are not Accepted
         Contracts, so long as
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         they are covered by the Seller's general liability and errors &
         omissions insurance coverage (the "Modified Contracts"); (ii)
         Subscriber Contracts which are freely assignable to Buyer by Seller
         without the Subscriber's consent; (iii)billed as stipulated in the
         applicable Subscriber Contract (including any increases in service
         rates imposed by the Seller subsequent to the execution of any written
         agreement and prior to the date of this Agreement); (iv) not more than
         three (3) calendar months past due from the first service date covered
         by the earliest unpaid invoice for QRR issued prior to the Closing
         Date; unless derived from Subscribers that historically pay late (each
         a "Slow Pay Account"), which are identified on a slow-pay schedule
         delivered to Buyer ten (10) business days prior to the Closing Date
         approved by Buyer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld (the
         "Slow Pay Schedule") provided the aggregate QRR for the Slow Pay
         Accounts does not exceed four percent (4%) of the total QRR (the
         "Slow-Pay Basket"); and (v) in effect on the Closing Date and as of
         the Closing Date had not been canceled, and with respect to which no
         written notice of cancellation or oral notice of cancellation recorded
         in the ordinary course of business (either in writing or other media)
         by the Seller has been received prior to the Closing Date.
         Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, QRR also shall
         include those sums derived from oral agreements with Subscribers (the
         "Oral Contracts") and/or agreements which are not assignable by Seller
         without the prior consent of the applicable Subscriber and/or are
         terminable by the applicable Subscriber as a result of the
         transactions contemplated hereby (the "Non-Assignable Contracts")
         provided that the aggregate QRR for such Oral Contracts and
         Non-Assignable Contracts does not exceed seven and one-half percent 
         (7 1/2%) of the total QRR (the "Oral Contracts/Non-Assignable Contract
         Basket").  QRR shall not include any amounts derived from or which are
         expected to be derived from: (a) reimbursement for or prepayment of
         private line telephone charges associated with any monitored account;
         (b) reimbursement for or prepayment of any false alarm assessment; (c)
         reimbursement for or prepayment of any amounts equal to taxes, fees,
         monitoring charges or other charges imposed by any governmental
         authority relative to the furnishing of alarm services; (d) time and
         material service revenue, or other revenues that are not received on a
         regular and recurring basis; (e) charges paid to third party response
         agencies (including answering service charges) for monitoring, patrol
         or alarm response; (f) charges subject to reduction for lease-to-buy
         equipment; (g) charges which are not recurring throughout the entire
         remaining term of the applicable Subscriber Contract; (h) revenue
         received from providing third-party monitoring and related services to
         alarm dealers and other alarm companies pursuant to the third party
         monitoring contracts ("Third Party Monitoring Contracts") or otherwise
         ("Monitoring Service Revenue"); (i) QRR for the Slow Pay Accounts in
         excess of the Slow-Pay Basket and (j) QRR for Oral Contracts and/or
         Non-Assignable Contracts in excess of the Oral Contracts/Non-Assignable
         Contract Basket. In addition, QRR shall not include the recurring
         regular monthly fees and charges payable pursuant to customer contracts
         with respect to which on the Closing Date the alarm system has not been
         fully installed and operational.
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         (d)     The "Credit" shall mean (i) all accounts receivable billed by
         Seller for services to be rendered by Buyer after the Closing pursuant
         to Subscriber Contracts or Third Party Monitoring Contracts; (ii)
         payments and deposits received by Seller prior to the Closing for
         services to be rendered after the Closing to Subscribers or pursuant
         to Third Party Monitoring Contracts; (iii) all credits given
         Subscribers or pursuant to Third Party Monitoring Contracts by Seller
         pertaining to services to be rendered after the Closing to Subscribers
         or pursuant to Third Party Monitoring Contracts by Buyer; (iv) all
         payments, including installment payments, due under Contracts for the
         purchase of Subscriber Contracts (including without limitation alarm
         dealer contracts) which are assumed by Buyer and are payable after the
         Closing; and (v) retention amounts under Contracts for the purchase of
         Subscriber Contracts (including without limitation alarm dealer
         contracts) which are payable to sellers (or alarm dealers) after the
         Closing provided that such retention amounts are Credits only in the
         amount which would otherwise be payable under the terms of the related
         Contract as if such payments to third party sellers were due on the
         Adjustment Date taking into account adjustments to the amount to be
         payable by Buyer.  The intent of clause (v) of the immediately
         preceding sentence is illustrated by the following hypothetical:
         Under a Contract to acquire Subscriber Contracts (the "Acquisition
         Contract") there is a retention amount of $100,000, which is payable
         on August 15, 1998, which date is after the Adjustment Date hereunder
         of July 30, 1998.  The multiple of QRR used to calculate the purchase
         price under this Acquisition Contract is $50.  As of the Adjustment
         Date hereunder there is aggregate QRR of $100 (the "Deducted QRR")
         related to this Acquisition Contract which pursuant to Section 1.6(a)
         hereof is to be deducted from the Estimated QRR in calculating the
         Closing QRR.  Pursuant to the terms of such Acquisition Contract of
         the Deducted QRR $75 may be deducted in calculating the amount of the
         retention amount Buyer is obligated to pay thereunder to the third
         party seller.  Of the $100,000 retention amount, $96,250 will be
         included in the aggregate Credit, i.e., $100,000 less the product of
         the $50 multiple and the $75 QRR.

         (e)     Monitoring Service Revenue shall only include those sums
         related to monthly services derived from Third Party Monitoring
         Contracts, which are (i) billed as stipulated in the applicable
         Contract, (ii) not more than three calendar months past due and (iii)
         in effect on the Closing Date and not subject to any notice of
         cancellation as of the Closing Date.  Monitoring Service Revenue shall
         exclude any of the items enumerated in Section 1.4(c) clauses (a)
         through (g) of the second to last sentence.

         (f)     Proration.  All items of expense, relating to expenses other
         than those addressed herein, shall be prorated between Seller and
         Buyer as of the close of business on the day preceding the Closing
         Date.  Such items to be prorated shall include, without limitation,
         trade payables, power and utility charges, personal property taxes and
         real property taxes.

1.5      Manner of Payment.  The estimated Closing Payment, as calculated
pursuant to Section 1.6 below, shall be paid to Seller in immediately available
funds by wire transfer to an account of Seller located in the United States of
America on the Closing Date.
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1.6      Adjustments.

         (a)     Five (5) business days before the Closing, Seller shall
         deliver to Buyer schedules setting forth its good faith calculation of
         (i) the QRR as of the Closing Date ("Estimated QRR"), (ii) the
         Monitoring Service Revenue ("Estimated Monitoring Service Revenue"),
         (iii) the Credit ("Estimated Credit") and (iv) the Accounts Receivable
         Value (the "Estimated Accounts Receivable Value") as of the Closing
         Date.  Within thirty (30) days after the four month anniversary of the
         Closing Date ("Valuation Date"), Buyer shall deliver to Seller a
         schedule (the "Adjustment Schedule")setting forth its good faith
         calculation of (i) the QRR in effect as of the Closing Date ("Closing
         QRR"), (ii) the Monitoring Service Revenue as of the Closing Date
         ("Closing Monitoring Revenue"), (iii) the Credit as of the Closing
         Date (the "Closing Credit") and (iv) the Accounts Receivable Value
         based on the actual Accounts Receivable as of the Closing Date and
         collected on or before the fifth business day preceding the Adjustment
         Date (the "Closing Accounts Receivable Value") together with a
         certificate signed by an officer of Buyer stating that the Adjustment
         Schedule has been prepared in accordance with the terms and provisions
         of the Agreement.  In the event the Closing QRR, the Closing
         Monitoring Service Revenue, and/or Closing Credit set forth on the
         Adjustment Schedule is more or less than the Estimated QRR, the
         Estimated Monitoring Service Revenue and Estimated Credit used to
         calculate the estimated Purchase Price at Closing, and/or the Closing
         Accounts Receivable Value set forth on the Adjustment Schedule is more
         or less than the Accounts Receivable Value, then and in such event,
         the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upwards or downwards accordingly
         and used as the basis for determining the final Purchase Price as set
         forth below.  For purposes of making the adjustments contemplated by
         this Section 1.6(a), adjustments resulting from a difference in Credit
         and the Accounts Receivable Value shall be done on a dollar for dollar
         basis and adjustments resulting from differences in the QRR shall be
         done on the basis of sixty-five (65) times the amount of such
         difference and adjustments resulting from differences in the
         Monitoring Service Revenue shall be done on the basis of fifteen (15)
         times the amount of such difference.  Any increase in the Purchase
         Price will be added to the Deferred Payment.  An amount equal to the
         Work in Progress QRR multiplied by sixty-five (65) shall be offset
         against any reduction in the Purchase Price resulting from a reduction
         in the Closing QRR.  Any decrease in the Purchase Price will be
         subtracted from the Deferred Payment, provided however,  in the event
         the amount of the Deferred Payment is insufficient to compensate Buyer
         for any downward adjustment in the Purchase Price pursuant to this
         Section 1.6, Seller shall be liable for the shortfall and upon demand
         by Buyer, Seller shall, within five (5) days of such demand, reimburse
         Buyer in cash for such shortfall;
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         provided, however, the reduction in the Purchase Price attributable to
         downward adjustments in the QRR and/or the Monitoring Service Revenue
         cannot reduce below $220,000,000 the amount of the Purchase Price
         attributable to the sum of the Closing QRR multiplied by sixty-five
         and the Closing Monitoring Service Revenue multiplied by fifteen (15).
         Seller will have the right during normal business hours and upon
         reasonable prior notice to Buyer to inspect, copy and audit those
         portions of Buyer's books and records pertaining to any adjustment to
         the Purchase Price and Deferred Payment.  For purposes of preparing
         the Adjustment Schedule, the QRR and the Monitoring Service Revenue
         used to calculate the estimated Purchase Price at Closing shall be
         adjusted for the following reasons:

                 (i)      Amounts included in the Estimated QRR or Estimated
                 Monitoring Service Revenue, as the case may be, which do not
                 meet the definition of QRR or Monitoring Service Revenue, as
                 the case may be, set forth in Section 1.4 hereof or amounts
                 which should have been included in the Estimated QRR or
                 Estimated Monitoring Service Revenue, as the case may be, as
                 of the Closing Date but were not;

                 (ii)     The Subscriber Contract was canceled by Buyer on or
                 before thirty (30) days following the Valuation Date because
                 the Subscriber had an accounts receivable balance for QRR at
                 the Closing Date of thirty (30) days or more from the first
                 service date covered by the earliest unpaid invoice for QRR
                 issued prior to the Closing Date, and Buyer did not receive,
                 during the Valuation Period, payment from the Subscriber in an
                 amount not less than the QRR attributable to the Subscriber
                 Contract.  Credits given to such Subscriber shall not be
                 considered payments hereunder, nor shall Multimedia, Seller or
                 any of their respective affiliates offer to make or actually
                 make any payments on behalf of any Subscriber or offer any
                 gift or other inducement to any Subscriber out of the ordinary
                 course of business; and/or

                 (iii)    The Subscriber was a Slow Pay Account (a
                 "Non-Performing Slow Pay Account") and was canceled by Buyer
                 on or before thirty (30) days following the Valuation Date
                 because the Non-Performing Slow Pay Account had an accounts
                 receivable for QRR at the Valuation Date which is past due by
                 a greater time period than is reflected on the Slow-Pay
                 Schedule. For example, the account was 120 days past due at
                 Closing, as set forth on the Slow-Pay Schedule, and was 150
                 days past due at the Valuation Date.  Credits given to
                 Non-Performing Slow Pay Accounts shall not be considered
                 payments hereunder, nor shall Multimedia, Seller or any of
                 their respective affiliates offer to make or actually make any
                 payments on behalf of a Non-Performing Slow Pay Account or
                 offer any
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                 gift or other inducement to any Non-Performing Slow Pay
                 Account to make any payments to Buyer after the Closing Date.

                 If an Subscriber Contract was canceled by Buyer pursuant to
                 either subsection (ii) or (iii) above (but not subsection (i)
                 above), and is subsequently reinstated into service by Buyer
                 prior to the Adjustment Date then there shall be no reduction
                 in the Closing QRR for such Subscriber Contract.  The
                 Adjustment Schedule shall reflect any such reinstatement.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, if QRR would be reduced with respect to
         a Subscriber Contract which is subject to an acquisition agreement
         assigned to Buyer hereunder and the Subscriber Contract is replaced
         pursuant to the terms of that agreement, then no adjustment in QRR
         shall be made for that Subscriber Contract.

         (b)     If any dispute arises over the amount to be refunded or paid,
         such refund or payment shall nonetheless be promptly made to the
         extent such amount is not in dispute.  If any such dispute cannot be
         resolved by the parties, it shall be referred to a mutually
         satisfactory independent public accounting firm of national stature
         which has not been employed by either party for the two years
         preceding the Closing Date.  The determination of such firm shall be
         restricted to the terms set forth in this Agreement and shall be
         conclusive and binding on each party.  The fees of such firm shall be
         shared equally by Buyer and Seller.

1.6(b)   Post Closing Payments.  In the event Seller receives after the Closing
any payments from a Subscriber or pursuant to a Third Party Monitoring
Contract, Seller shall promptly forward such payments to Buyer.

1.6(c)   Rights to Terminated or Canceled Acquired Customer Accounts.  After
the Closing Date, Buyer shall have all obligations and rights with respect to
any terminated, canceled, or unqualified Subscriber Contracts for which an
adjustment was made pursuant to this Section 1.6.  Buyer's rights to such
Subscriber Contracts shall include, without limitation, the right to collect
any amounts due, to disconnect such Subscriber from the monitoring facility, or
to pursue any other available remedies exercised in Buyer's sole discretion.

1.7(a)   Certain Definitions.  The term "Employee Benefit Plan" means any
pension, retirement, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, bonus, incentive,
performance, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, stock purchase,
restricted stock, medical, hospitalization, vision, dental, or other health,
life, vacation, sick leave, disability, severance, termination or other benefit
plan, program, arrangement, agreement or policy which covers any current or
former employee of Seller and which is sponsored, maintained and/or contributed
to by Seller, Multimedia, Gannett Co., Inc. or any of their respective
affiliates or any of their respective predecessors in interest.
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1.7(b)   Persons.  The term "Person" means any individual, for-profit
corporation, not-for-profit corporations, general or limited partnership,
limited liability company, trust, association or other entity.

ARTICLE II.  The Closing

2.1      Time and Place of Closing.  The closing (the "Closing") of the sale
and purchase of the Assets shall be held in the offices of Seller at 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22234 on January 30, 1998 or such later
date determined by Seller which is within ten (10) days after all of the
conditions to closing set forth in Articles VII and VIII have been satisfied or
waived in writing, or at such other time and place as shall be mutually agreed
upon by the parties (the "Closing Date").

2.2      Deliveries by Seller.  At the Closing, Seller will deliver to Buyer
the following, each of which shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to both parties:

         (a)     Bills of sale, special warranty deeds, assignments,
         supersedure forms regarding the telephone lines, and other instruments
         of transfer and conveyance transferring and assigning the Assets to
         Buyer;

         (b)     Any consents to assignments from third parties obtained by
         Seller relating to the Material Contracts that require such consent as
         shown on Schedule 3.9 hereto, as well as any other consents obtained
         by Seller;

         (c)     Receipt for the Closing Payment;

         (d)     Certificates, dated the Closing Date, of the Secretary of
         Seller or Multimedia as applicable as to resolutions of the Boards of
         Directors of Seller and Multimedia, respectively, and resolutions of
         the sole shareholder of Seller relating to this Agreement and the
         transactions contemplated hereby;

         (e)     Certificate of an Officer of Seller certifying the fulfillment
         of the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b) below; and

         (f)     An executed copy of the Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation
         Agreement.

2.3      Deliveries by Buyer.  At the Closing, Buyer will deliver to Seller the
following, each of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to both parties:

         (a)     Funds equal to the Closing Payment;

         (b)     An assumption agreement pursuant to which Buyer shall assume
         Seller's liabilities and obligations as provided in Section 1.3(a)
         hereof;

         (c)     Certificate dated the Closing Date, of the Secretary of Buyer
         as to resolutions of the Board of Directors of Buyer relating to this
         Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;

         (d)     Certificate of an Officer of Buyer certifying the fulfillment
         of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1(a) and 7.1(b) below; and
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         (e)     An executed copy of the Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation
         Agreement.

2.4      Delivery of the Assets.  At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer
possession of all of the Assets by delivering the same to Buyer at the
locations at which the Assets are then located.

ARTICLE III.     Representations and Warranties of Seller

Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

3.1      Organization; Qualification.  Seller and Multimedia are corporations
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of South Carolina.  Seller has the full corporate power and authority to
own and operate the Assets and carry on the operations of the Business as such
operations are now being conducted and is duly qualified to do business in each
state where the absence of such qualification would have a Material Adverse
Effect.  Multimedia owns beneficially all of the outstanding capital stock of
Seller.

3.2      Authority Relative to this Agreement.  Seller and Multimedia have the
full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions and perform their respective
obligations as contemplated hereby.  Subject to Seller's and Multimedia's
obtaining the approval of their Boards of Directors on or before January 20,
1998 as provided in Section 7.4, the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate and shareholder action and this
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and
Multimedia and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller and
Multimedia enforceable against Seller and Multimedia in accordance with its
terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law affecting the rights of creditors generally.

3.3      Alarm Systems.

         (a)      To the knowledge of Seller, all of the alarm systems in which
         the protective devices are leased by Seller to the Subscribers are in
         good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear, routine
         service needs and Subscriber misuse or non-use excepted.  The alarm
         system equipment installed by Seller for such alarm systems was
         installed in accordance with practices prevailing in the industry at
         the time of installation.  All alarm systems and equipment installed
         by Seller conform in all material respects to the Subscriber Contract
         pursuant to which it was installed, and complied in all material
         respects with applicable laws, rules, regulations and codes at the
         time of its installation. To the knowledge of Seller, a substantial
         portion of the alarm system equipment installed by
         predecessors-in-interest of Seller for such alarm systems was
         installed in accordance with practices prevailing in the industry at
         the time of the installation.  To the knowledge of Seller the alarm
         systems equipment installed by predecessors-in-interest of Seller
         conform in all material 
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         respects to the Subscriber Contract pursuant to which it was installed,
         and complied in all material respects with applicable laws, rules,
         regulations and codes at the time of their installation.

         (b)     Other than certain current and retired employees of the Seller
         or affiliates, Seller does not have any free service liability to
         Subscribers existing with respect to the Business (other than pursuant
         to written or oral warranties that do not exceed 90 days in length).

         (c)     Seller has the sole right to use all of the telephone lines
         and numbers applicable to its alarm accounts and the sole right to use
         these lines may be assigned by Seller to Buyer without the consent of
         any third party.  Substantially all of the alarm accounts are
         monitored by Seller at its central station located at the Headquarters
         Facility.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3, all of the alarm
         accounts are monitored on telephone receiver lines, the right to which
         belong to Seller.

3.4      Business Market.  All of the Seller's Subscribers are located in the
states set forth in Schedule 3.4.

3.5      No Defaults.  The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Seller and Multimedia will not (a)conflict with any provision of
their respective Articles of Incorporation or bylaws, (b)result in a default
(or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under
or conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material
Contract (as defined in Section 3.9), note, bond, mortgage or other instrument
or obligation relating to the Business and to which any of the Assets may be
subject and which default or conflict would have a material adverse effect on
the Assets taken as a whole, the QRR taken as a whole and/or the Business taken
as a whole ("Material Adverse Effect"), (c)violate any law, statute, rule,
regulation, order, injunction or decree of any federal, state or local
governmental authority or agency applicable to Seller and/or Multimedia or any
of the Assets, which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect and except
with respect to antitrust law as to which Buyer must satisfy itself, or
(d)result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever on any of the Assets other than Permitted Liens.

3.6      No Material Misstatements.   No representation or warranty made by
Seller in this Agreement, and no statement made in any certificate, document,
exhibit or schedule furnished or to be furnished in connection with the
transactions herein contemplated, contains or will contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary
to make such representation or warranty or any such statement not misleading to
Buyer.

3.7      Licenses and Authorizations.  Seller and its employees hold all
licenses, permits and authorizations that are required for the conduct of the
Business, as presently conducted, and which, if not present or not in full
force and effect, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.8      Condition and Adequacy of the Assets.  The tangible assets (other than
the "Headquarters Facility" (as defined below))included in the Assets are in
adequate operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted and
are adequate and suitable in accordance with general industry practices for the
purposes for which they are currently used and intended to be used except for
the capacity of the customer service operating system to handle additional
growth.  The Assets and the Excluded Assets include all the assets and
properties used by Seller to conduct the Business as it is now being conducted.
The Inventory consists of items usable and saleable in the usual and ordinary
course of business of Seller.  With respect to the Headquarters Facility (as
defined below), the Improvements thereon (including, without limitation, the
roof and structural elements thereof and all heating, ventilation, air
conditioning, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, sewer, waste water, storm
water, sprinkler and other systems and facilities included therein) are in good
operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and
structurally sound with no known defects which would materially interfere with
Buyer's ability to use the Headquarters Facility.  As used herein
"Improvements" shall mean all improvements and fixtures now located on or
attached to real property, including without limitation, all buildings,
structures, signage, landscaping, paving, parking facilities, fencing, gates,
lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, garbage
disposal, communication, electrical and plumbing systems.

3.8A     Accounts Receivable.  All of the Accounts Receivable have been validly
created in bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of the Business.

3.9      Contracts and Arrangements.  Schedule 3.9 hereto contains true and
complete lists of the Contracts (written or oral) included in the Assets, other
than Subscriber Contracts, which fall within any or all of the following
categories:

         (a)     All contracts for the purchase of Subscriber Contracts,
         including the indemnitees and non-competition agreements from the
         sellers thereof involving annual QRR of more than $10,000;

         (b)     All third party monitoring contracts and alarm dealer
         contracts;

         (c)     All written or oral contracts or customer purchase orders for
         alarm accounts which have not been completely installed and are not
         being monitored as to the Closing Date ("Work in Progress") involving
         consideration of more than $25,000 for installation of the alarm
         system;

         (d)     All employment contracts and change of control agreements;

         (e)     All leases of real property including renewal options executed
         by any other party thereto;

         (f)     All leases of personal property which have a term, including
         renewal options exercisable by any other party thereto, ending more
         than six months after the date of this Agreement;
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         (g)     All contracts or leases not made in the usual and ordinary
         course of business and not terminable by Seller without liability upon
         not more than 30 days' written notice; and

         (h)     All agreements and contracts pursuant to which Seller acquires
         Inventory on a consignment basis.

Contracts which are material to the Business are designated as Material
Contracts on Schedule 3.9 ("Material Contracts").  Provided that any requisite
consent to the assignment of Material Contracts to Buyer is obtained, to
Seller's  knowledge, each of the agreements, contracts and leases which is
assigned to and assumed by Buyer on the Closing Date is valid and binding and
in full force and effect.  There has been no material modification or amendment
of any of the Material Contracts other than as disclosed on Schedule 3.9.  To
Seller's knowledge, there is no existing default, event of default or other
event under such Contracts which, with or without notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any such contract
and which defaults or events in the aggregate would result in a Material
Adverse Effect.  Seller has provided, or made available to, Buyer complete
copies (or written summaries of oral contracts) of all of the Material
Contracts and all amendments and modifications thereto, if any.

Substantially all of the Subscriber Contracts executed originally by Seller
contain terms and conditions which are standard within the electronic security
industry, including those involving limitation of liability, third-party
indemnification, three-day right of rescission and other applicable "cooling
off" periods under applicable federal consumer protection laws, automatic
renewals and the right to increase Subscriber rates.  To Seller's knowledge,
the Subscriber Contracts are valid, binding and in full force and effect and
enforceable except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally.

Seller is not a party to nor are any of the Assets bound by, any agreement or
contract that would have a Material Adverse Effect.

Substantially all contracts between Seller and any of its alarm dealers and
Persons for which Seller provides third party monitoring are substantially in
the forms of agreements previously delivered by Seller to Buyer.

3.10     Title.

         (a)     The only owned real property included in the Assets is the
         Wichita headquarters facility located at 800 East Waterman Street,
         Wichita, Kansas which is more particularly described on Schedule 1.1(g)
         attached hereto, which real property together with the Improvements
         located thereon is referred to herein as the "Headquarters Facility".

         (b)     Schedule 3.9 lists all real property leased by or from Seller
         and used in the operation of the Business.  Schedule 1.1 lists
         substantially all tangible personal property included in the Assets.

         (c)     Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1 and except for the
         Permitted Liens, the Seller owns and has good and valid title to all
         of the Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances of any kind.
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         (d)     Seller does not have any "Subsidiaries".  As used herein the
         term "Subsidiaries" means any Person of which Seller, directly or
         indirectly, of record and/or beneficially owns 10% or more of the
         equity of such Person and/or has the right to elect or appoint one or
         more members of such Person's board of directors or any similar
         governing board or organization.

3.11     Intellectual Property.  Schedule 3.11 to this Agreement sets forth a
correct and complete list of the Intellectual Property owned or held for use by
Seller solely in connection with the Business and included in the Assets (the
"Rights").   Seller has not received any notice with respect to any alleged
infringement or unlawful or improper use of any Rights owned or alleged to be
owned by others.  Neither Multimedia, any affiliate of Multimedia nor any
director, officer or employee of Seller, Multimedia or any affiliate of
Multimedia has any interest in any Right listed on Schedule 3.11, all of which
are free and clear of any Encumbrance of any kind.  Seller has not granted any
outstanding licenses or other rights to any Rights listed on Schedule 3.11, and
Seller has no knowledge of any infringement of any of the Rights.

3.12     Litigation and Compliance with Laws.  Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12, and except for environmental matters, as to which Seller's
representations are contained exclusively in paragraph 3.19 below:  (a) Seller
has not been operating under or subject to, or in default with respect to, any
order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or federal, state, or
local governmental authority or agency which has had or reasonably could be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) neither Seller nor any of its
officers or agents has received any inquiry, written or oral, from any such
authority concerning any of the operations of the Business during the 12-month
period prior to the date of this Agreement which has had or reasonably could be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) there is no litigation or
arbitration pending by or against, or to Seller's knowledge threatened against,
Seller related to or affecting any of the Assets or the Business; and (d)Seller
has complied with all laws, regulations, orders or decrees applicable to the
Business, the present uses by Seller of the Assets do not violate any such
laws, regulations, orders or decrees, and Seller has no knowledge of any basis
for any claim for compensation or damage or other relief from any violation of
the foregoing, except for any non-compliance with or violation of any of the
foregoing that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.13     Employees.  Schedule 3.13 lists the names and salaries or rates of
commission, date of employment and job title of all the full and part-time
employees of the Seller.  Seller is not a party or otherwise subject to any
collective bargaining or other agreement governing the wages, hours and terms
of employment of the Seller's employees, is not subject to any actual, or to
Seller's knowledge, threatened, labor dispute or labor trouble involving
employees of Seller, and is not subject to any actual, or, to Seller's
knowledge, threatened, demand by its employees for a collective bargaining
agreement or recognition by any labor organization, labor grievance proceeding,
controversy with any labor or
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employee organization, or claim or proceeding with any union under any labor
law, including equal opportunity law or occupational safety and health law.

3.14     Taxes.  With respect to the Business, (a) Seller has filed, or caused
to be filed, all federal, state and local tax returns required to be filed by
Seller; and (b) Seller has paid, or made provisions for the payment of (i)all
taxes due for the periods covered by such returns, except such accrued and
unpaid taxes for which appropriate accruals have been made in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and (ii) all deficiencies assessed as
a result of any examination of such returns.

3.15     Instruments of Conveyance; Good Title.  The instruments to be executed
by Seller and delivered to Buyer at the Closing, conveying the Assets to Buyer,
will transfer good and marketable title to the Assets free and clear of all
liabilities, obligations and Encumbrances, except as provided elsewhere in this
Agreement.

3.16     Changes.  Except as shown on Schedule 3.16 to this Agreement, since
December 17, 1997, Seller has not, with respect to the Business: (a) mortgaged,
pledged or subjected to any Encumbrance, any of the Assets; (b) sold or
transferred any material asset used or useful in the Business; or (c) increased
the compensation payable or to become payable to any employee or agent, except
increases in accordance with historical practices except as disclosed herein.

3.17     Brokers.  There is no broker or finder or other person who would have
any valid claim against Buyer for a commission or brokerage in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby as a result of any
agreement, understanding or action by Seller.

3.18     Real Property.  Schedule 3.9 lists all real property leased by Seller
and used in the operation of the Business, except for the office space used by
Seller in Chicago ("Chicago Office").  The present use by the Seller of the
owned real property and leased real property complies with applicable zoning
ordinances and other governmental regulations, except for any non-compliance
that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  To Seller's knowledge, as of
the date hereof, Seller is not in default under any such real property leases
and has not received or given written notice of any default thereunder from or
to any of the other parties thereto.  Subject to Seller's obtaining of all
necessary third-party consents, Seller has full legal power and authority to
assign its rights under the real property leases to Buyer in accordance with
this Agreement, and such assignment shall not affect the validity,
enforceability and continuity of any of the real property leases.  The Chicago
Office is located on property leased by Multimedia.  Multimedia shall allow
Buyer to continue use of the Chicago Office for a period of four months after
the Closing Date rent free.
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3.19  Environment.  To Seller's knowledge and except as would not result in a
Material Adverse Effect, (i) in connection with the Real Property, no release,
emission or discharge into the environment of Hazardous Materials has occurred
within the past 24 months, is presently occurring, or is anticipated to occur
in excess of permitted levels or reportable quantities, under any Environmental
Law; (ii) the Seller's present use of the Assets does not violate any
Environmental Law, occupational safety and health or other applicable law;
(iii) Seller has complied in all material respects with all Environmental Laws,
rules and regulations applicable to the Business; (iv) no Hazardous Materials
has been disposed of by Seller, and (v) no Hazardous Materials have been
disposed of by any other Person, on the Real Property.

         As used herein "Environmental Laws" means all applicable laws, rules,
         orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees or
         requirements of the United States, any state of the United States (each
         individually a "State"), or any municipality or other local
         governmental division of any of the foregoing, or of any department,
         commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality of the United
         States, any State, or municipality or other local governmental division
         of any of the foregoing, regulating the release, emission or discharge
         of any Hazardous Material into the environment or health and safety, as
         now in effect, including without limitation, the Clean Water Act, also
         known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C.  Sections
         1251 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 7401 et seq.; the
         Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Section
         136; the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C.
         Sections 1201 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
         Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C.  Sections 9601 et
         seq.; the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. L.
         No. 99-499, 100 Stat.  1613; the Emergency Planning and Community
         Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 11001 et seq.; the Resource
         Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Sections 6901 et seq.;
         the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 as amended, 29 U.S.C.
         Sections 655 and 657.

         As used herein "Hazardous Materials" means (i) any chemical, compound,
         material, mixture or substance that is now defined or listed in, or
         otherwise classified pursuant to, any Environmental Laws as a
         "hazardous substance", "hazardous material", "hazardous waste",
         "extremely hazardous waste", "infectious waste", "toxic substance",
         "toxic pollutant" or any other formulation intended to define, list,
         or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as
         ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, toxicity,
         reproductive toxicity, or "EP toxicity", (ii) any asbestos-containing
         material, lead-containing paint or plumbing, polychlorinated
         biphenyls, radioactive materials or radon, and (iii) any petroleum,
         natural gas, natural gas liquid, liquefied natural gas, synthetic gas
         usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas).
         The term "Hazardous Materials" specifically includes, but is not
         limited to, each and every substance and material which constitutes a
         "hazardous substance" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. Section
         9601(14).
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3.20     UL and Factory Mutual Compliance.  Seller's central station has been
listed by Underwriters' Laboratory ("UL") and Factory Mutual ("FM") and is not
subject to any material deficiencies with respect thereto, including but not
limited to any material deficiencies in any verbal or written report received
by Seller in connection with any inspection of such central station facilities
and UL certificated systems.  Substantially all required fire inspections with
respect to each fire alarm system installed at the premises of Seller's
Subscribers have been performed as required in accordance with the obligations
and commitments of Seller to UL, FM and/or to any other applicable insurance
rating organizations.  All UL certificates issued by Seller for alarm systems
installed at the premises of Seller's Subscribers have been properly issued and
the systems for which such certificates have been issued comply in all material
respects with all of the UL specifications and standards for such systems and
there are no material outstanding deficiencies.

3.21     Work in Process.  All work in process in connection with the
installation of alarm monitoring equipment for new alarm accounts has been
sold, and through the Closing Date, will be sold in a commercially reasonable
manner and priced in accordance with Seller's standard pricing policies and
sales practices now in effect.

3.22     Due Diligence For Acquisitions.  Schedule 3.22 describes generally
Seller's policies and procedures in connection with performing due diligence
activities with respect to Seller's Subscriber Contract acquisition program.
Seller has substantially followed such policies and programs in connection with
the acquisitions of Subscriber Contracts during the last two (2) years.

3.23     RMR.  The accounts in effect on December 31, 1997 would produce an
estimated recurring monthly revenue of $3,340,000 and an estimated third party
monitoring revenue of $30,000, as determined in accordance with Seller's
historical practices.

ARTICLE IV.      Representations and Warranties of Buyer

Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

4.1      Organization.  Buyer is a corporation duly organized,  validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

4.2      Authority Relative to this Agreement.  Buyer has the full corporate
power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions and perform its obligations as contemplated hereby.
Subject to Buyer's obtaining the approval of its Board of Directors on or
before January 16, 1998 as provided in Section 8.5, the execution and delivery
of this
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Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate and shareholders
action by Buyer, and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by Buyer and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law
affecting the rights of creditors generally.

4.3      No Defaults.  The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Buyer and the operation of the Business after the Closing will not
(a)conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of its Certificate of
Incorporation or bylaws, or (b)violate any law, statute, rule, regulation,
order, injunction or decree of any federal, state or local governmental
authority or agency applicable to Buyer.

4.4      Brokers.  There is no broker or finder or other person who would have
any valid claim against Seller for a commission or brokerage in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby as a result of any
agreement, understanding or action by Buyer, except for Barnes Associates, Inc.
and Wasserstein & Parella, whose fees will be paid by Buyer on the Closing
Date.

4.5      Financing.  Buyer represents that there is financing available to
provide to it the funds necessary to pay the Closing Payment on the Closing
Date and to pay the Deferred Payment when due.

ARTICLE V.       Covenants of Seller Pending the Closing Date.

Seller covenants and agrees that from the date hereof to and including the
Closing Date:

5.1      Maintenance of Business.  Seller shall continue to carry on the
Business in substantially the same manner as heretofore in the ordinary course
of business and will continue to use all commercially reasonable efforts to
enter into agreements for the purchase of Subscriber Contracts and operate its
dealer programs in the same manner as heretofore, including adhering to the due
diligence procedures and policies described on Schedule 3.22, but subject in
each case to the effect of this transaction on such efforts.  Seller shall
maintain or cause to be maintained in full force and effect all of its existing
insurance policies (or substantially equivalent policies) to cover and protect
the Assets against damages or destruction and to insure the Seller against
liability.

Prior to the Closing Date, Seller will not, without the prior written consent
of the Buyer, which will not be unreasonably withheld:

         (a)     Sell, lease, transfer or agree to sell, lease or transfer any
         of the Assets without replacement thereof with an asset of
         substantially equivalent kind, condition and value other than
         Inventory and supplies consumed in the ordinary course of business;
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         (b)     Enter into any contract of employment or collective bargaining
         agreement, or permit any increases or changes in the compensation
         (including bonus) of any of the Seller's employees, except for
         increases in accordance with historical practices or as disclosed
         herein;

         (c)     Enter into any Subscriber Contract requiring installation work
         to be performed after Closing in excess of $25,000 or enter into or
         amend any Contract involving annual consideration of more than
         $25,000, waive any right or enter into any other transaction, other
         than as permitted by other provisions of this Agreement, except for
         contracts for the purchase of Subscriber Contracts provided further
         that Seller shall not enter into any contract for the purchase of
         Subscriber Contracts with an acquisition price in excess of $5
         million.  Seller shall provide to Buyer a schedule describing briefly
         all transactions for the acquisition of Subscriber Contracts on which
         Seller is working.  Prior to the Closing, Seller shall periodically
         update such schedule;

         (d)     Make any material change in the Seller's buildings, leasehold
         improvements or fixtures;

         (e)     Change the job description of any employee, change the level
         of compensation and/or benefits of any employee, terminate any
         employee or communicate an intent to do any of the foregoing, but only
         to the extent such change, termination or communication would result
         in liability under the WARN Act or any similar state or local "plant
         closing" law;

         (f)     Forgive any accounts receivable due to Seller or give any
         Subscriber credits except for such forgiveness or credits given in the
         ordinary course of business; or

         (g)     Increase the rate charged to any Subscriber or any Person
         under a third party monitoring agreement other than in the ordinary
         course of business.

5.2      Organization; Good Will.  Seller shall use its reasonable efforts to
preserve the goodwill of its subscribers, suppliers, and others having business
relations with it.

5.3      Access to Facilities, Files and Records.  At the reasonable request of
Buyer after a public announcement of the transaction, Seller shall from time to
time give or cause to be given to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel
and accredited representatives of Buyer (i) access during normal business hours
to all facilities, property, accounts, books, minute books, deeds, title
papers, licenses, agreements, contracts, tax returns, records and files of
every character (including, without limitation, employment records), equipment,
machinery, fixtures, furniture, vehicles, notes and accounts payable and
receivable and inventories related to the Business, and (ii) all such other
information concerning the affairs of the Seller as Buyer may reasonably
request.  Seller shall provide Buyer with an opportunity to contact a
representative sample of Subscribers (no more than
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1,000) on a "customer service research" basis, provided, however, that under no
circumstances shall Buyer disclose that it is a potential purchaser of the
Business.

5.4      Representations and Warranties.   Seller shall give detailed written
notice to Buyer promptly upon the occurrence of or becoming aware of the
impending or threatened occurrence of any event which would cause or constitute
a breach, or would have caused a breach had such event occurred or been known
to Seller prior to the date hereof, of any of Seller's representations or
warranties contained in this Agreement or in any Schedule hereto.

5.5      Corporate Action.  Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Seller
will use reasonable efforts to take all necessary corporate and other action
required of it to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.6      Consents.  Seller will use all reasonable efforts to obtain or cause
to be obtained prior to the Closing Date consents to the assignment to or
assumption by Buyer of all of the Material Contracts which require the consent
of any third party by reason of the transactions provided for in this Agreement
as shown on Schedule 3.9 ; provided, however, that Seller shall not be required
to make any payments or to incur any obligations to third parties in connection
with the obtaining of any such consent.

5.7      Confidential Information.  If for any reason the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement are not consummated, Seller shall not disclose
to third parties except as otherwise required by applicable law any information
received from Buyer or its agents in the course of investigating, negotiating
and completing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Nothing shall
be deemed to be confidential information which:(a) is known to Seller at the
time of its disclosure to it; (b) becomes publicly known or available other
than through disclosure by Seller; (c) is rightfully received by Seller from a
third party; or (d) is independently developed by Seller.

5.8      Consummation of Agreement.  Subject to the provisions of Section 10.2
of this Agreement, Seller shall use its reasonable efforts to fulfill and
perform all conditions and obligations on its part to be fulfilled and
performed under this Agreement and to cause the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement to be fully carried out.

5.9      Notice of Proceedings.  Seller will promptly notify Buyer in writing
upon becoming aware of any order or decree or any complaint praying for an
order or decree restraining or enjoining the consummation of this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereunder, or upon receiving any notice from any
governmental department, court, agency or commission of its intention to
institute an investigation into, or institute any action or proceeding to
restrain or
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enjoin consummation of this Agreement or such transactions, or to nullify or
render ineffective this Agreement or such transactions if consummated.

5.10     Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.  As soon as possible after the execution of
this Agreement by the Buyer, but in no event later than 3 business days
thereafter, Seller shall prepare and file all documents with the Federal Trade
Commission and the United States Department of Justice as are required to
comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended if such filing is required, shall request early termination of the
waiting period under that Act and shall promptly furnish all materials and
information thereafter requested by any of the regulatory agencies having
jurisdiction over such filings.

5.11     Schedules.  Seller has delivered to Buyer a copy of draft Schedules
which have been prepared in good faith by Seller and within ten (10) days after
the date all parties have executed this Agreement, Seller will deliver complete
versions of all schedules required to be delivered to Buyer under this
Agreement.  Buyer shall be permitted, for a period of five (5) days after its
receipt of the final versions of all of the foregoing schedules, to terminate
this Agreement if the schedules reveal any business issue of which Buyer was
not aware as of the date of this Agreement or any breach of any of Seller's
representations, warranties or covenants hereunder if such business issue or
breach would result in losses to Buyer of more than $2.2 million or would have
a Material Adverse Effect.  Following any such termination, the parties hereto
shall have no further obligations to one another in respect of this Agreement,
except under Sections 5.7 and 6.3.

5.12     Real Property.  Seller shall deliver to Buyer at the Closing good and
insurable title to the Headquarters Facility subject to the Permitted Liens
including the real property identified in the preliminary title insurance
commitment #C520832A which was identified as owned by the City of Wichita.

ARTICLE VI.      Covenants of Buyer Pending the Closing Date

Buyer covenants and agrees that from the date hereof to and including the
Closing Date:

6.1      Representations and Warranties.  Buyer shall give detailed written
notice to Seller promptly upon the occurrence of or becoming aware of the
impending or threatened occurrence of any event which would cause or constitute
a breach, or would have caused a breach had such event occurred or been known
to Buyer prior to the date hereof, of any of the representations and warranties
of Buyer contained in this Agreement.

6.2      Corporate Action.  Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Buyer
will take all necessary corporate and other action required of it to carry out
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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6.3      Confidential Information.  If for any reason the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement are not consummated, Buyer shall not disclose to
third parties except as otherwise required by applicable law any information
received from Seller or its agents in the course of investigating, negotiating
and completing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Nothing shall
be deemed to be confidential information which:  (a) is known to Buyer at the
time of its disclosure to it; (b) becomes publicly known or available other
than through disclosure by Buyer; (c) is rightfully received by Buyer from a
third party; or (d) is independently developed by Buyer.

Prior to the Closing, except as otherwise required by law or as contemplated by
Section 10.15 hereof, Buyer also shall not disclose to third parties other than
to Western Resources, Inc. and Seller's and Western Resources, Inc.'s
attorneys, advisors and other representatives the terms of this Agreement;
provided, however, that Buyer may disclose such terms to any prospective lender
or investor who has demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of Seller (a)
the financial capability to be a lender or investor of Buyer and (b) a good
faith interest in becoming a lender or investor of Buyer.  Buyer shall cause
any person or entity to whom the terms of this Agreement are disclosed prior to
the Closing to agree in writing to abide by the provisions of this Section 6.3,
except to the extent such disclosure is pursuant to Section 10.15 hereof.

6.4      Consummation of Agreement.  Subject to the provisions of Section 10.2
of this Agreement, Buyer shall use all reasonable efforts to fulfill and
perform all conditions and obligations on its part to be fulfilled and
performed under this Agreement and to cause the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement to be fully carried out.

6.5      Notice of Proceedings.  Buyer will promptly notify Seller in writing
upon becoming aware of any order or decree or any complaint praying for an
order or decree restraining or enjoining the consummation of this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereunder, or upon receiving any notice from any
governmental department, court, agency or commission of its intention to
institute an investigation into, or institute any action or proceeding to
restrain or enjoin the consummation of this Agreement or such transactions, or
to nullify or render ineffective this Agreement or such transactions if
consummated.

6.6      Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.  As soon as possible after the execution of this
Agreement by the Buyer hereto, but in no event later than 3 business days
thereafter, Buyer shall prepare and file all documents with the Federal Trade
Commission and the United States Department of Justice as are required to
comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, if such filing is required, shall request early termination of the
waiting period under that Act and shall promptly furnish all materials and
information thereafter requested by any of the regulatory agencies having
jurisdiction over such filings.
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6.7      Consents.  Buyer shall use its best efforts to obtain the consent to
the assignment of the MAS software license, a letter from the City of Wichita
providing Buyer with a Certificate of Release for Environmental Conditions
substantially similar to the Certificate received by Seller and an assurance
from outside zoning counsel that applicable zoning regulations, easements, and
conditions, covenants and restrictions, i.e., C.C. & R's, would not prohibit a
50,000 square foot expansion of the Headquarters Facility subject to usual and
customary administrative approvals.  If Buyer has not obtained, or waived in
writing the receipt of (as a condition to Closing), the consent or the letter
or the assurance on or before the twenty-third calendar day after the public
announcement of the transaction, then Seller may terminate this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII.     Conditions to the Obligations of Seller

The obligations of Seller and Multimedia under this Agreement are, at its
option, subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions prior to or at
the Closing Date:

7.1      Representations, Warranties, Covenants.

         (a)     Each of the representations and warranties of Buyer contained
         in this Agreement and in any statement, certificate, schedule or other
         document delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto or in connection with the
         transactions contemplated hereby, shall have been true and accurate in
         all material respects as of the date when made and shall be deemed to
         be made again on and as of the Closing Date and shall then be true and
         accurate in all material respects;

         (b)     Buyer shall have performed and complied in all material
         respects with each and every covenant and agreement required by this
         Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the
         Closing Date, other than the delivery by Buyer of the Closing Payment;
         and

         (c)     Buyer shall have delivered to Seller a certificate of an
         officer of Buyer, dated the Closing Date, certifying to the
         fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1(a) and 7.1(b)
         above.

7.2      Proceedings.

         (a)     No action or proceeding shall have been instituted before any
         court or governmental body to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain
         substantial damages in respect of, the consummation of this Agreement
         which, in the reasonable opinion of Seller, may reasonably be expected
         to result in a preliminary or permanent injunction against such
         consummation or an award of such substantial damages; and

         (b)     None of the parties to this Agreement shall have received
         written notice from any governmental body of (i) its intent to
         institute any action or proceeding to restrain or enjoin or nullify
         this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or to commence
         any investigation (other than a letter of inquiry), into the
         consummation of this Agreement, or (ii) the actual commencement of
         such an investigation.
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         (c)     In the event such a notice of intent is received or such an
         investigation is commenced, this Agreement may not be abandoned by
         Seller for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of such notice
         of intent or notice of commencement, but Closing shall be delayed
         during such period.  This Agreement may be abandoned after this ninety
         (90)-day period if, in the reasonable opinion of Seller, there is a
         likely probability that an investigation will result in an action or
         proceeding of the type described in clause (a) of this Section 7.2.

7.3      Hart-Scott-Rodino.  The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
shall have expired, and no order of a court restraining the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be outstanding.

7.4      Seller Board Approval.  The Seller's Board of Directors shall have
approved this Agreement on or before January 20, 1998 and the transactions
contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII.    Conditions to the Obligations of Buyer

The obligations of Buyer under this Agreement are, at its option, subject to
the fulfillment of the following conditions prior to or at the Closing Date.

8.1      Representations, Warranties, Covenants.

         (a)     Each of the representations and warranties of Seller contained
         in this Agreement and in any statement, deed, certificate, schedule or
         other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or in connection
         with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall have been true and
         accurate in all material respects as of the date when made and shall
         be deemed to be made again on and as of the Closing Date and shall
         then be true and accurate in all material respects;

         (b)     Seller shall have performed and complied in all material
         respects with each and every covenant and agreement required by this
         Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the
         Closing Date, other than delivery to Buyer of the instruments
         conveying the Assets to Buyer; and

         (c)     Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate of an
         officer of Seller, dated the Closing Date, certifying to the
         fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b)
         above.

8.2      Proceedings.

         (a)     No action or proceeding shall have been instituted before any
         court or governmental body to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain
         substantial damages in respect of, the consummation of this Agreement
         which, in the reasonable opinion of Buyer, may reasonably be expected
         to result in a preliminary or permanent injunction against such
         consummation or an award of such substantial damages; and
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         (b)     None of the parties to this Agreement shall have received
         written notice from any governmental body of (i) its intent to
         institute any action or proceeding to restrain or enjoin or nullify
         this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or to commence
         any investigation (other than a letter of inquiry), into the
         consummation of this Agreement or (ii) the actual commencement of such
         an investigation.

         (c)     In the event such a notice of intent is received or such an
         investigation is commenced, this Agreement may not be abandoned by
         Buyer for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of such notice of
         intent or notice of commencement, but Closing shall be delayed during
         such period.  This Agreement may be abandoned after the ninety
         (90)-day period if, in the reasonable option of Buyer, there is a
         likely probability that an investigation will result in an action or
         proceeding of the type described in clause (a) of this Section 8.2.

8.3      Hart-Scott-Rodino.  The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
shall have expired, and no order of a court restraining the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be outstanding.

8.4      Buyer Board Approval.  Buyer's Board of Directors shall have approved
this Agreement on or before January 16, 1998 and the transactions contemplated
hereby.

8.5      Changes.  No change in the Business or the Assets has occurred which
would have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.6      Required Consents.  Buyer shall have received, or waived in writing
the right to receive, written consents to the assignment of the MAS software
contract in forms reasonably acceptable to Buyer and a Certificate and Release
from the City of Wichita in the form described in Section 6.7 and a letter on
expansion as provided in Section 6.7.

ARTICLE IX.      Indemnification

9.1      Survival; Limitations.  (a) The several representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements of the parties contained in or made pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the Closing Date, shall survive
the Closing and shall remain operative and in full force and effect for a
period of one year after the Closing Date, except that the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained in Sections 3.2, 3.10, 3.14,
3.15, 3.17, 4.2, 4.4, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10.4, 10.6, 10.8, 10.9,
10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.17 and 10.20 shall survive without time limit.

(b)      Buyer shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement
for any indemnification claim under Section 9.2(a) (except for the
representations in Sections 3.10, 3.14, 3.15, 3.17, 5.12 and 10.6(a), and for
claims of fraud) until the aggregate losses, damages or expenses suffered by
Buyer exceed $2,200,000 (the
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"Threshold"), whereupon Buyer shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to
Section 9.2 below for the entire amount of such loss, damages and expense.

9.2      Indemnification of Buyer.  Seller and Multimedia agree that they
jointly and severally shall indemnify, defend and hold Buyer harmless from and
against any and all damages, claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations and
liabilities on a net after tax basis, including without limitation, liabilities
for reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements ("Loss and Expense"), suffered
directly or indirectly by Buyer by reason of, or arising out of:

         (a)     any breach of representation or warranty made by Seller
         pursuant to this Agreement,

         (b)     any failure by Seller to perform or fulfill any of its
         covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, or

         (c)     any failure by Seller to pay or perform when due any of its
         liabilities or obligations arising out of or related to the Business
         which have not been assumed by Buyer hereunder.

9.3      Indemnification of Seller.  Buyer agrees that it shall indemnify,
defend and hold Seller harmless from and against any and all Loss and Expense
suffered directly or indirectly by Seller by reason of, or arising out of:

         (a)     any breach of representation or warranty made by Buyer
         pursuant to this Agreement,

         (b)     any failure by Buyer to perform or fulfill any of  its
         covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, or

         (c)     any failure by Buyer to pay or perform on or subsequent to the
         Closing Date any liabilities or obligations assumed by Buyer hereunder
         or incurred or first required to be performed by Buyer after the
         Closing,

9.4      Notice of Claims.  If Seller or Buyer believes that it has suffered or
incurred any Loss and Expense, it shall notify the other party promptly in
writing and within the applicable time period specified in Section 9.1,
describing such Loss and Expense, the amount thereof, if known, and the method
of computation of such Loss and Expense, all with reasonable particularity and
containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which
such Loss and Expense shall have occurred.  The amount of the Loss and Expense
set forth in the notice shall not be a limitation on any claim for the actual
amount of such Loss and Expense, however.

9.5      Defense of Third Party Claims.  If any action at law or suit in equity
is instituted by a third party (a "Claim") with respect to which any of the
parties intends to claim a Loss and Expense under this Article IX such party
shall promptly notify the indemnifying party of such action or suit provided,
however, the failure to give such prompt notice shall not relieve the
indemnifying party of its indemnification obligation hereunder unless such
indemnifying party has been prejudiced by the failure to give such prompt
notice.  The indemnifying party
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shall have the right to conduct and control any Claim through counsel of its
own choosing, but the indemnified party may, at its election, participate in
the defense of any such Claim at its sole cost and expense.  If the
indemnifying party does not notify the indemnified party within 10 days after
receipt of the notice specified in this Section 9.5 that it is defending any
such Claim, then the indemnified party may defend such Claim and settle such
Claim, through counsel of its own choosing, and recover from the indemnifying
party the amount of such settlement or of any judgment and the costs and
expenses of such defense, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys'
fees and disbursements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure by a party to abide by these terms
and conditions shall not affect the other party's obligations to indemnify such
party against Loss and Expense under this Article IX.

9.6      Buyer's Knowledge.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, in no event shall Seller or Multimedia be liable to Buyer from and
after the Closing Date for any breach of a representation or warranty of Seller
contained herein of which Buyer had knowledge on or before the Closing.

ARTICLE X.       Miscellaneous Provisions

10.1     Risk of Loss.  The risk of any loss, damage or destruction to any of
the Assets to be transferred to Buyer hereunder from fire or other casualty or
cause shall be borne by the Seller at all times prior to the Closing.  Upon the
occurrence of any loss or damage to any of the Assets to be transferred
hereunder as a result of fire, casualty, accident or other causes prior to the
Closing, Seller shall notify Buyer of same in writing immediately stating with
particularity the extent of the loss or damage incurred, the cause thereof if
known and the extent to which restoration, replacement and repair of the Assets
lost or destroyed will be reimbursed under any insurance policy with respect
thereto.  In the event the loss exceeds $2,000,000 and the Assets cannot be
substantially repaired or restored within 30 days after such loss, Buyer shall
have the option to:

         (a)     Terminate this Agreement;

         (b)     Postpone the Closing until such time as the Assets have been
         substantially repaired, replaced or restored; or

         (c)     Elect to consummate the Closing and accept the Assets in their
         "then" condition, in which event Seller shall assign to Buyer all
         rights under any insurance claim covering the loss and pay over to
         Buyer any proceeds, including reimbursement for any deductibles, under
         any such insurance policy thereto received by Seller with respect
         thereto.

10.2     Abandonment of Agreement.  This Agreement may be terminated by Seller
or Buyer at any time prior to the Closing Date:

         (a)     by the mutual consent of both parties hereto; or

         (b)     by Seller if any of the conditions provided in Article VII or
         in Section 6.7 hereof have not been met by the time required and have
         not been waived; or
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         (c)     by Buyer if any of the conditions provided in Article VIII
         hereof have not been met by the time required and have not been
         waived; or

         (d)     by any party hereto if the Closing has not been fully
         completed by May 31, 1998.

10.3     Liabilities Upon Abandonment.  In the event this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 10.2 above, no party hereto shall have any
liability to the other party for costs, expenses, damages, loss of anticipated
profits or otherwise, unless the termination occurs because of any
misrepresentation or breach of warranty by a party hereto or the failure of
performance of, or compliance with, any covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement.

10.4     Expenses.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby will be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.  All sales
or use taxes associated with transferring the Assets to Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement shall be paid by Buyer.  The cost of title insurance for the real
property purchased by Buyer hereunder shall be paid by Buyer.  The Hart-Scott-
Rodino filing fee shall be paid by Buyer.

10.5     Environmental Reports.  Buyer may, at its election and cost, conduct a
Phase One  environmental study of the Headquarters Facility.  Buyer shall
provide Seller with a copy of any such study promptly upon Buyer's receipt
thereof.  If the study indicates that any representation or warranty made by
Seller in Section 3.19 is untrue or there are environmental liabilities and
which, in either case, are reasonably likely to result in losses or costs to
Buyer in an amount greater than $2.2 million, Buyer may terminate this
Agreement prior to the date specified in Section 6.7.  Seller and Buyer agree
that the results of any environmental studies carried out pursuant to this
Section 10.5 shall not be disclosed to any third parties, unless such
disclosure is required to be made by law.  Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, after the Closing, Buyer may disclose any of such environmental
studies in any manner it deems appropriate and prior to the Closing Buyer may
provide copies of any environmental reports regarding the Headquarters Facility
to the City of Wichita in connection with obtaining the "Certificate of Release
for Environmental Conditions" (as that term is used in Section 6.7 hereof).

10.6    Employees and Employee Benefits.

        (a)     Except for the employees designation in Schedule 3.13, Buyer
        hereby agrees to offer employment to all of the Seller's employees on
        the Closing Date in comparable positions with the same or greater
        compensation and to hire those employees of Seller who accept such
        employment offer.  Seller shall be responsible for payment of all cash
        compensation (including without limitation, accrued vacation,
        commissions and sick pay) payable to all employees of the Seller up
        through the day preceding the Closing.  Seller shall pay all
        out-of-pocket pension liabilities and other employee liabilities to
        employees or former
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         employees of the Seller related to the period prior to the Closing.
         Seller will retain all of the Employee Benefit Plans in which
         employees participated prior to the Closing Date, and Buyer will not
         assume obligations under such plans.  Seller shall be fully and solely
         responsible for any costs, expenses, obligations and liabilities,
         vested or non-vested, arising out of any Employee Benefit Plan
         obligations attributable to the Seller's current or former employees
         related to the period prior to the Closing other than with respect to
         the Change in Control Plan.  Seller represents that there is no
         severance plans or agreements applicable to its employees other than
         the Change in Control Plan.  Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and
         hold Seller and Multimedia harmless from and against all direct and
         indirect costs, expenses or liabilities arising from or relating to
         claims made by the Seller's employees with respect to termination of
         employment by reason of the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement, including, but not limited to, any claims for improper
         termination or severance payments.  Buyer shall be responsible for any
         obligations under federal, state and local plant closing statutes,
         including the WARN Act.

         (b)     Buyer, in its sole discretion, shall determine what employee
         benefits will be made available to the Seller's employees after the
         Closing Date; provided, however, that Buyer will waive any health plan
         coverage waiting period or pre-existing condition rules for such
         employees and will offer medical coverage to all of the Seller's
         employees on and after the Closing Date.  Buyer agrees that in the
         event it terminates any employee for any reason other than cause
         within six months following the Closing Date, it will pay to the
         employee severance equal to one week's pay for each year of service
         (or portion thereof) with Buyer and Seller (including affiliates and
         predecessors of Seller) with a minimum of two weeks pay and a maximum
         of twenty-six weeks.

         (c)     Seller shall discuss with Buyer any communication regarding
         this transaction and its effect on employees that Seller intends to
         convey to its employees prior to such communication (and Seller shall
         accommodate reasonable requests of Buyer with regard thereto) and
         shall provide copies of any written communication to Buyer prior to
         delivery of such written communication.  All such written
         communications shall be in form and content approved by Buyer, which
         approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

10.7     Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation.

In consideration of the execution of this Agreement, Seller, Multimedia and
Buyer will enter into an agreement on the Closing Date substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which will provide for (i) an agreement by
Seller and its affiliates not to compete with Buyer in the Business for a
period of two years, excluding competition which occurs as the result of
incidental acquisition(s) which are part of larger transaction(s) by an
affiliate of Seller, (ii) a 15 year Subscriber non-solicitation
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agreement, and (iii) an agreement not to use any Multimedia Tradename (as
defined below) for fifteen years in a competitive business.

10.8     Further Assurances, Consents and Post Closing Matters.

         (a)     From time to time after the Closing Date, without further
         consideration, Seller and Multimedia will, at its expense, (i) execute
         and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such documents to
         Buyer as Buyer may reasonably request in order to effectively vest in
         Buyer good and valid title to the Assets, (ii) use reasonable efforts
         to obtain any third-party consents to the assignment to Buyer of the
         Contracts which require the consent of any third party by reason of
         the transactions provided for in this Agreement and which were not
         obtained by Seller on or before the Closing Date and (iii) make and
         pursue claims under their insurance policies with respect to matters
         arising prior to the Closing in the same manner they would pursue
         coverage of their own claims.

         (b)     From time to time after the Closing Date, Buyer will provide
         Seller with full access, with reasonable prior notice and during
         normal business hours, to all employees and business records related
         to the period prior to the Closing Date for use by Seller in
         connection with tax and/or legal proceedings related to Seller's
         operation of the Business prior to the Closing Date.

         (c)     Seller and Multimedia agree that for a period of nine months
         after the Closing Date, Buyer may use the names Multimedia Security
         Service, Multimedia Security and Multimedia (collectively the
         "Multimedia Tradenames") in connection with its operations of the
         Business but thereafter it shall have removed the name and any
         associated trademarks, logos, tradenames and other similar marks from
         all of the Buyer's tangible property (other than property located
         within the premises of any Subscriber) and shall not use such property
         rights thereafter.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.8(c)
         to the contrary, Buyer shall not be obligated to amend or modify any
         Contracts or any Subscriber Contract, which contain the Multimedia
         Tradename.

         (d)     Buyer agrees to complete the Work in Progress in the normal
         course of business and in accordance with Buyer's standard
         installation practices and policies and without unreasonable delay and
         to use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete the purchase of
         Subscriber Contracts under Contracts executed on or before the Closing
         Date.

         (e)     Buyer shall continue to provide monitoring services free of
         charge to the facilities of Multimedia and the persons listed on
         Schedule 10.8 for five years from the Closing Date, provided
         Multimedia and such persons enter into Buyer's standard form of
         monitoring agreement; the number of persons listed on Schedule 10.8
         shall not exceed the number of persons receiving the services on
         January 1, 1998.

         (f)     In the event that Buyer determines that it must obtain
         financial statements for the Business and related management
         discussion and analyses thereof for any
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         time period prior to the Closing, Seller will make reasonably
         available to Buyer at Buyer's sole cost and expense any books,
         records, financial information, accounting work papers and other
         documents which are not part of the Assets in order for Buyer to
         create such financial statements, Seller will provide reasonable
         assistance to Buyer in connection with obtaining from Seller's
         auditors (or former auditors) access to their accounting work papers
         if such is needed to prepare the subject financial statements, and
         upon request management representation letters reasonably requested by
         the auditors in connection with the preparation of said financial
         statements.

10.9     Allocation of Purchase Price.  Within 6 months after the Closing Date,
Seller shall deliver to Buyer its proposed allocation of the Purchase Price.
Buyer shall have the right to review and comment on the allocation and the
parties shall use their reasonable good faith efforts to reach agreement on the
allocations.

10.10    Waiver of Compliance.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
any failure of any of the parties to comply with any obligation,
representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be waived
by the other party only by a written instrument signed by the party granting
the waiver.  Any such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with a
term of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with
respect to, any subsequent or other failure to comply.

10.11    Notices.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given when delivered by hand or by facsimile
transmission or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at
such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

         (a)     If to Seller, to:

                 Multimedia Cablevision, Inc.
                 1100 Wilson Boulevard
                 Arlington, Virginia  22234
                 Attention:  Daniel S. Ehrman
                             Michael C. Burrus
                 Fax No.:  (703) 276-5510

                 with a copy to:

                 Gannett Co., Inc.
                 1100 Wilson Boulevard
                 Arlington, Virginia  22234
                 Attention:  Thomas L. Chapple, Esq.
                 Fax No.:  (703) 558-3897

         (b)     If to Buyer, to:

                 Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.
                 6011 Bristol Parkway
                 Culver City, California 90230
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                 Facsimile: 310-649-3855
                 Attn.:  John E. Mack III, Executive Vice President

                 with copies to:

                 Renee Kingsley, Esq.
                 Senior Counsel
                 Protection One, Inc.
                 4221 W. John Carpenter Freeway
                 Irving, Texas  75063-2924
                 Facsimile:  (972) 916-6904

                 Anthony A. Adler, Esq.
                 Lessing E. Gold, Esq.
                 Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP
                 11377 W. Olympic Blvd.
                 Los Angeles, California 90064
                 Facsimile: (310) 312-3100

10.12    Assignment.  This Agreement and all of its terms shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.  This Agreement shall not be assigned by any party hereto.

10.13    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to its choice of law rules.

10.14    Bulk Sales Law.  As an inducement to Buyer to waive compliance with
the provisions of any applicable bulk transfer laws, Seller covenants that all
debts, obligations and liabilities relating to the Business which are not
expressly assumed by Buyer under this Agreement will be promptly paid and
discharged by Seller as and when they become due and payable. Seller further
agrees to indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from all Loss and Expense suffered
by Buyer by reason of or arising out of claims made by creditors with respect
to non-compliance with any bulk transfer law.

10.15    Public Announcements.  Through the Closing, no public announcement
(including an announcement to employees) or press release concerning the
transactions provided for herein shall be made by any party without the prior
written approval of the other parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, provided, however, that any party hereto (and any of their
affiliates) may, subject to prior written notice to the other parties with an
opportunity to review, publicly disclose the existence of this Agreement, and
the terms hereof, and may file copies of this Agreement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc., and
any securities exchange, which disclosure and/or filing the party (or any
affiliate thereof) believes in good faith to be required under any applicable
federal or state
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securities or "blue sky" laws, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
or any rules and regulations of any securities exchange or securities self
regulatory organization.

10.16    No Third Party Rights.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
create any right on the part of any Person not a party to this Agreement.

10.17    Waiver of Jury Trial.  The parties hereto specifically waive any right
to trial by jury in any court with respect to any contractual, tortious or
statutory claim, counterclaim or crossclaim against the others arising out of
or connected in any way to this Agreement because the parties hereto, all of
whom are represented by counsel, believe that the complex commercial aspects of
their dealing with one another make a jury determination neither desirable nor
appropriate.  In the event a dispute arises under this Agreement, the parties
agree to use good faith efforts to resolve it prior to litigation.  In
furtherance of this obligation, any dispute shall be referred to a senior
executive officer of both Buyer and Seller who shall discuss the matter in good
faith in an attempt to find a resolution.

10.18    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in identical
counterparts and each counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original
instrument, but all counterparts hereof taken together shall constitute a
single document.

10.19    Knowledge.  As used in this Agreement, the term knowledge as it
relates to Seller means the actual knowledge of Michael C. Burrus, Mark C.
Wilson and Harry Schenk without any duty of inquiry and as it relates to Buyer,
means the actual knowledge of the officers, employees, agents and Persons
working for Buyer who have participated in any aspect of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

10.20    Entire Agreement; Amendments.  This Agreement, including the Exhibits
and Schedules hereto and the documents delivered hereunder, embodies the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties in respect of the subject matter
hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the
parties.  This Agreement may not be amended except in a writing signed by both
parties.        The parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their
respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

                 Multimedia Cablevision, Inc.

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                 Multimedia Security Service, Inc.

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                 Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc.

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