According to Yahoo!Finance, “Ascent Capital Group, Inc., through its subsidiary, Monitronics International, Inc., provides security alarm monitoring services to residential and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The company provides monitoring services for alarm signals arising from burglaries, fires, medical alerts, and other events through security systems at customers' premises. It also offers home automation services, including remote activation and control of security systems, support for video monitoring, flood sensors, automated garage door and door lock capabilities, and thermostat integration; hands-free two-way interactive voice communication between its monitoring center and customers; and customer service and technical support related to home monitoring systems and home automation services. The company also provides maintenance and wholesale contract monitoring services to other security alarm companies. It markets and sells its products through a network of authorized dealers. The company was formerly known as Ascent Media Corporation and changed its name to Ascent Capital Group, Inc. in July 2011. Ascent Capital Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.”
The Study of Failure
“With the widespread flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina, many generators failed because they were underwater shortly after the storm hit. A common practice now is to elevate diesel generators and fuel tanks above typical storm-surge levels (Eoff, David. "Diesel generator failures: lessons taught by hurricanes." Power Engineering, Aug. 2007, p. 68+. Academic OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A168813994/AONE?u=sfpl_main&sid=AONE&xid=1f2240c0. Accessed 10 Dec. 2018.).”