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Flow meters and fluid meters for gas, water and thermal
energy; fluid oscillators, electromagnetic static flow
meters, electronic or mechanical electricity meters; spare
parts related to such flow meters; pressure regulators for
use with gas meters, flow meters, water meters, oil meters,
energy meters and electricity meters; prepayment apparatus
for such flow meters and meters, namely, token-operated,
coin-operated, card-operated, smart-card operated, key-pad
operated electricity and gas meters; meters used with flow
meters; energy meters for tracking and monitoring gas, fluid
fuel and electricity usage; apparatus for the memorization
of data related to such flow meters, namely, event recorders
and computers; apparatus, namely, radio transmitters, cable
transmitters for the electronic transmission of data;
systems consisting of computers and computer software for
use in database management, radio transmitters, electrical
cable transmitters, computer network hubs and computer
printers for remotely reading and/or remotely transmitting
and/or remotely retrieving and reviewing data related to
such meters; software used to program devices that are used
to remotely read meters; computer terminals; electronic
modems; electronic payment terminals; terminals for
transaction management; computer hardware; computer
hardware, namely, discs tapes and wires, all for carrying
data; drive apparatus for discs, tapes or wires, all for
carrying data; computer hardware for data communications
between computers; computer software for use by the
utilities industry for automating the distribution of
utility services to customers; computer software for use in
data collection and control, communications and data
exchange, electronic meter reading, off-site meter reading,
keyed meter reading, and meter data recorders, all for use
in the utilities industry, and computer software for billing
customer accounts, for scheduling customer orders and for
managing utility meters, all for use in the utilities
industry; computer software, namely computer operating
programs and computer software for application and database
integration for use in the utilities industry
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Services comprising the recording of data relating to water,
gas, thermal energy and/or electricity meter readings in a
computer file; automatic billing service; providing
technical information and advice relating to automatic
billing
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Telecommunication, communication and networking services;
electronic delivery and transmission of messages, data,
documents and information via the Internet, intranets,
extranets, radio frequency networks, satellite, wireless
networks and telephone lines; network conferencing services;
electronic mail services; radio communication; communication
services, in particular communications between computer
terminals and/or between a meter, detector, data reader and
a computer terminal; providing multiple-user access to a
global computer information network; providing multiple-user
access to local and wide area networks; electronic remote
transmission of data relating to water, gas, thermal energy
and/or electricity meters
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Computer programming; providing technical information and
advice relating to remote meter reading; scientific and
technological services in the field of remote meter reading
and automatic billing; research and design services related
to electricity, gas, water, energy, oil and flow meters used
for remote meter reading and automatic billing; design and
development of computer hardware and software; computer
related services and consulting for the utilities
industries, namely, computer-related consulting for
electric, gas and water facilities management; utility
meters reading services, namely, reading water, gas, thermal
energy and/or electricity meters; remote utility meter
reading