A remote meter-reading system and method for transmitting data measured by a meter using duplicate transmission via packet data transmission and circuit data transmission are provided. In the \u201chost commands\u201d mode, the reader receives and executes a script routine module from a host. The soap in the sponge is dispersed throughout the sponge and there is no clear boundary between the sponge and the soap. The second movable contact lays over the second fixed contact. The telecommunication facility exchanges data between the mobile units and the base station in units of two or more TDMA frames. The gel formulations are well suited for topical delivery of the drug 4-amino-2-ethoxymethyl-,-dimethyl-1H-imidazo4,5-cquinoline-1-ethanol, which when applied topically induces cytokines, such as interferon and tumor necrosis factor, locally in the skin or mucous membranes of a mammal.