Because quality and experience can vary greatly among alarm companies, prospective customers are well advised to do their own research before making a final choice.
"UL listed" companies typically offer higher levels of service and reliability because they are mandated to follow certain regulations.
If the UL listed central station is "automated", the computers and software must meet special requirements, processing and storing very large amounts of data and integration with many different alarm protocols.
Incorporated in 1950, TMA is legally entitled to represent its members before Congress and regulatory agencies on the local, state and federal levels, and other authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) over the industry.
It includes the ability of the monitoring centre to respond to events – generated by customers' security systems, operational reliability, data retrieval, etc.
[5] In the UK a similar structure of auditing takes place, with the National Approval Council for Security Systems provision of inspection and certification.