For Immediate Release
CONTACTS:
Ann Parker
Director of Corporate Communications
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation
605-988-1000
communications@lodgenet.com


LodgeNetRX Expands Healthcare Footprint In High-Opportunity
Market With Beacon Communications

Major Healthcare Distributor for Colorado and Surrounding Region Chooses LodgeNetRX to Provide World-class Patient Entertainment, Education and Communication system for its clients.


SIOUX FALLS SD and DENVER CO, March 9, 2007 – LodgeNetRXTM, providing interactive entertainment, education and communication solutions to the healthcare industry, today announced it has entered into a sales representation agreement with Beacon Communications, LLC, a major distributor of full-service communications and systems integration to the healthcare industry. The agreement designates Beacon Communications as a sales representative for the LodgeNetRX Interactive Patient Television Solution in Colorado and the surrounding region.

“As momentum and interest continue to build for our interactive television solution, we are constantly looking for new channels through which to provide the LodgeNetRX solution to progressive healthcare organizations,” said Gary Kolbeck, Vice President Healthcare Business Development for LodgeNetRX. “According to the American Hospital Association, more than $1 billion of new hospital construction projects are on record in the state of Colorado. We are extremely pleased to be working with a company that is familiar with the region and has a record of excellence in product quality and customer service.”

“Through this agreement we can offer our valued clients a state of the art interactive TV platform that will help them elevate the in-room experience and drive increased operational efficiencies along with the opportunity for new revenue streams,” said Michael Hester, managing partner of Beacon Communications. “The experience, customer support and field service resources behind the LodgeNetRX solution make us even more confident about featuring it in our sales offering.”

About LodgeNetRX

LodgeNetRX www.lodgenetrx.com provides interactive entertainment, education and communication solutions to enhance patient satisfaction, quality of care and operational efficiencies for the healthcare industry. LodgeNetRX is the healthcare division of LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: LNET), the world leader in interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels throughout the United States and Canada as well as select international markets. Services include on-demand movies, on-demand games, music and music videos, subscription sports programming, and television on-demand programming, as well as high-speed Internet access. LodgeNet provides service to more than one million interactive hotel rooms representing more than 6,000 hotel properties worldwide.

About Beacon Communication, LLC

Beacon Communications, LLC (www.beaconcom.com) is a communications system integrator with a focus on the institutional market, specifically the healthcare industry and the education marketplace. Based in Denver, Colorado and with a network of dealers located in a five state region, Beacon offers assessments, design, sales, installation and especially service. With an emphasis on integration, Beacon provides solutions with Interactive Television, Nurse Call, Alarm Monitoring, and Intercoms to improve efficiencies, increase the value of each individual system, and support work flow processes. Beacon Communications personnel in conjunction with their network of dealers have been involved with and continue to support thousands of facilities.

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