How to handle lightening

[raja]

I work in my home on Internet based job. I have BSNL connection with BB. However my area has heavy lightening attacks. Is there anything I can do prevent damage due attack of lightening on my telephone/modem/PC ? More over I use foot pedal for my work which is connected to PC via COM port. Is there any chance of electrocution if mytelephone line or electrical line gets hit by lightening?

[sirajkhan]

Make sure you get a fully capable electricity & modem surge-guard.

Do not go cheap on this: they are, after all, designed to be like a sacrificial lamb, so you only lose an Rs1,500 device instead of an Rs15,000 one (if it takes a particularly heavy hit, that is).

A UPS would be even better, cause then when the electricity goes off, you have a few minutes to shut your PC down smoothly.