All communications within Rivendell and with the rest of the world will be handled by an integrated system centred on a high speed local area network (LAN) linking all households and businesses to a common broadband Internet portal. This arrangement will provide the following features and advantages:

• Cheaper, more reliable high-speed Internet access
• Free internal phone calls,
• Free internal E-mail and data transfer,
• Real time data logging of all services
• Common Receiver - no ugly forest of antennas and satellite dishes

The uninterrupted power supply (UPS) provided by the Solar Thermal Cogeneration Plant's built-in backup completes the suite of services that will make Rivendell second to none in amenity for 21st century businesses and telecommuters.