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Related party transactions	12 Months Ended
Related party transactions	Oct. 31, 2019
Related party transactions
Related party transactions	Note 12 - Related party transactions On June 15, 2011, the Company purchased Cables Unlimited, Inc., a New York corporation, from Darren Clark, the sole shareholder of Cables Unlimited, Inc. In connection with the purchase of Cables Unlimited, the Company entered into a lease for the New York facilities from which Cables Unlimited conducts its operations. Cables Unlimited’s monthly rent expense under the lease is $13,000 per month, plus payments of all utilities, janitorial expenses, routine maintenance costs, and costs of insurance for Cables Unlimited’s business operations and equipment. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, the Company paid the landlord a total of $156,000 under the lease. The owner and landlord of the facility is a company controlled by Darren Clark, the former owner of Cables Unlimited and the current President of this subsidiary of the Company. On October 31, 2018, the Company sold its Comnet Telecom Supply, Inc.(“Comnet”) subsidiary to RAP Acquisition, Inc. for $4.2 million in cash. RAP Acquisition, Inc. is an affiliate of Robert A. Portera, the founder of Comnet and its President.