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Family-Friendly content filtering by Newroads is a great way to keep your children safe from objectionable sites that continuously litter the Internet. The Internet remains to be an incredible resource of information to aid in the education of your children as well as a fun and friendly place to surf and communicate with friends and family. Unfortunately, there are also many dark and potentially dangerous obstacles that can be difficult to avoid while surfing the World Wide Web. Many families want the benefit of these online assets, but don't want their kids exposed to objectionable content like profanity, pornography, hate crimes, violence, and drugs. Let Newroads show you how to continue to utilize the power of this wonderful tool with a new feeling of confidence and security. Newroads is committed to our many customers that share our concerns regarding our children and the need for a cleaner Internet environment. Ask a friendly Newroads representative about our filtering services today and how it can make a difference in your home.

Completely free with Newroads' $19.95 unlimited access package, the optional Newroads Content Filtering system uses 8E6 Technologies, the top-rated Internet access filtering product on the market today, to block objectionable web content before it ever reaches your personal home or office computer. In fact, Newroads state-of-the-art server-based filtering system and human review process provides 99% efficiency in the filtering of Internet content, FTP, newsgroups, and other services. Add the excellent filtering system Free with Newroads $19.95 Unlimited access package and feel more confident your children are surfing a safer world.

How does our service compare to more familiar client-side / software based filtering systems?

Lets face it; any effort made to filter undesirable web content in the home place is certainly a step in the right direction. The simple fact is, some filtering applications are just more effective than others in providing the safe environment your children really need. Unlike client-side filters such as NetNanny or CyberSitter, the Newroads content filtering system updates its files automatically every night by searching and filtering out any newly added sites that contain the very things you want your children to avoid. Because the filtering service is completely built into the Newroads network, you get the continued benefits of filtering without the hassle of running software upgrades. Software based applications must be updated often by the end user or account master, to stay effective. With over 400 new pornographic and objectionable web sites being newly launched each day, keeping up with software based filtering is quite a task! Newroads server-side content filtering system is updated nightly so you can rest easy.

Newroads Filtering System is smart!

Newroads new Server-Side content filtering system uses a very smart technology, so while it works hard to protect your family from stumbling onto offensive web sites, it won't block out the sites that you and your family want to view. The system also helps to protect your children from inappropriate language, risky Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and UseNet news groups. Best of all, the system is password protected and cannot be disabled by the end user. Disabling of the Newroads content filtering system must be administrated by Newroads or a master user with the appropriate protocols. This system means business! Software applications have been known to be somewhat easily disabled by the end user. A clever child can more than often sidestep these filtering devices.

Adult web sites often disguise themselves as child-friendly URLs. One very good example of this deception is the web site http://www.whitehouse.com. Children searching for information about our government often visit this site. Unfortunately there is no government information present here. Your child will only find XXX adult rated material on this very misleading page. Newroads highly touted "Internet content filtering" system, will prevent this from happening. If your child should happen upon a questionable site, our ultra sensitive filtering system will immediately re-direct him or her to a safe place we call RoadBlock.

How the filtering system works!

With Newroads content filtering system, there is no software to load and no files to update. Simply request Newroads to apply the filtering application to your existing Newroads Internet service. The service can be applied to either Newroads dial-up access services or any one of our broadband services. Once the filtering system is activated by Newroads, your company is on your way to a healthier, more productive work environment.

From that point forward, Newroads will filter out the unwanted material at the Source before it ever reaches your company's internal network. All web site requests are intricately checked against a list of millions of objectionable web sites currently stored in our filtering database. If the requested site is identified as objectionable or unwanted, the user sees a screen telling them the web site requested has been blocked. In addition, Newroads filtering system can block undesirable content in chat rooms, and newsgroups.

How does Newroads content filtering system decide what to block?

With a combination of firsthand investigation and proprietary computer automation, a research staff identifies all categories of web sites based on 44 individual criteria, found to reveal almost all such sites. Web sites that do not fit perfectly within the criteria are reviewed by technicians for a final decision. Because undesirable web sites proliferate so quickly; only by automation can the entire Internet be scanned for a complete URL block list. And only Newroads together with 8E6 has the technology to do it.

Why shouldn't I consider a software styled filtering program as opposed to a server side application offered by Newroads?

Software based content filtering solutions have several shortcomings. Here are just a few that can make a difference in the overall effectiveness of any filtering application.

• Software burdens computer resources. Demands on the memory and processor will slow down any computer.
• Software can block "good" web sites: Word filtering programs may block a simple chicken recipe because it mentions the word "breast" - Newroads server-side content filtering system blocks only sites that have been reviewed for accuracy by a research staff.
• Software can miss "bad" web sites: Many porn sites will purposely make all the "words" into graphics in order to defeat word filters. - Again, because a research staff maintains the Newroads filter, these sites are sought out and easily identified.

Okay, it sounds great! How can I get connected to Newroads Server-Side content Filtering?

It's easy. Simply contact Newroads and ask to have the service activated on your account. Newroads offers the service to both dialup access account holders as well as broadband account holders. Pricing for dial-up access applications are posted below. Service can be obtained for only $1.95 per month. Newroads $19.95 Unlimited service package, includes the filtering package free of charge.

Residential/Business

Product Type	Content Filtering	Set up fee	Monthly
$9.95 Basic	Non-Inclusive	No	$1.95
$14.95 Metered	Non-Inclusive	No	$1.95
$15.95 Unlimited	Non-Inclusive	No	$1.95
$19.95 Unlimited	Inclusive	No	None

Dedicated Services

Pricing Structure	Content Filtering	Set up fee	Monthly
1-10 Computers	Non-Inclusive	$19.95	$19.95
11-25 Computers	Non-Inclusive	$19.95	$24.95
26-50 Computers	Non-Inclusive	$19.95	$29.95
50+ Computers	Non-Inclusive	$19.95	ICB

To establish your Newroads server-side content filtering account today, please contact Newroads: (479) 494-0300 or toll-free at (877) 643-0260.