LodgeNet
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LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (www.lodgenet.com) is a world leader in interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels throughout the United States and Canada as well as select international markets. These 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, all designed to serve the needs of the lodging industry and the traveling public. With the On Command acquisition, LodgeNet provides interactive services to more than 1.8 million hotel rooms in more than 9,300 hotel properties worldwide. In addition, LodgeNet is a leading innovator in the delivery of on-demand patient education, information and entertainment to healthcare facilities. LodgeNet is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol LNET.
Many savvy travelers avoid hotels that feature LodgeNet, noting that LodgeNet TVs have fewer free channels than hotels that do not offer a pay TV service. Many complain that LodgeNet offerings are overpriced, and that their internet and game interfaces are poorly thought out and difficult to use.While most hotels now offer free wireless internet as part of their service, a hotel with LodgeNet invariably charges for internet access.