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Golden Tree Communications

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GOLDEN TREE COMMUNICATIONS SURPASSES 1000 HOTELS CLAIMING THE NUMBER ONE POSITION FOR WIRED AND WIRELESS HOTEL INTERNET SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE

With over 1035 hotels nationwide Golden Tree stakes claim as number one

Irvine, Calif. – (November 17, 2004) – Golden Tree Communications announced today the signing of its 1035^th hotel for its high-speed internet access services (HSIA), claiming the number one position in the United States for installations of guest and meeting rooms with its high-speed internet services. This achievement comes on the heels of earlier records in 2004 including most complete wireless hotels, announced in April, and a record first quarter with 249 new hotel additions.

Golden Tree Communications’ historic 1000^th property was the Courtyard Louisville NE, KY, owned and managed by White Lodging Services. “We have installed Golden Tree’s high-speed Internet services in the majority of our properties over the last few years and it’s great to be a part of this achievement,” said Ken Barnes, Vice President of Systems for White Lodging Services. “We were one of the first management companies to make high-speed Internet a priority within our portfolio so in a way it’s fitting to own the hotel that’s first to be number 1000 of any HSIA vendor in North America”.

“We are certainly pleased to have finally reached this milestone,” said Ray Wang, president and CEO for Golden Tree Communications. “I’m very thankful to our loyal customers like White Lodging Services that got us here and promise to continue to work hard to keep them”.

About Golden Tree Communications

Golden Tree Communications is a California corporation based in Irvine, California and a leading provider of easy-to-use, secure, and affordable high-speed Internet access systems for hotel, apartments, and other MDU communities. Over 1000 hotels have selected our hospitality solution and Golden Tree is the number one provider of complete hotel wireless Internet systems in North America. Our systems can be found in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, South Africa, Portugal, Egypt, and the Cayman Islands. For further information, please contact Golden Tree Communications via telephone at (888) 621-7388, via e-mail at GTCSales@GoldenTreeCom.com, or via the World Wide Web at www.GoldenTreeCom.com.

About White Lodging Services Corp.

Established in 1985, White Lodging Services Corp. is a fully integrated hotel ownership, development and operating company based in Merrillville, IN. The company is a five-time Marriott Partnership Circle Award winner, and operator of approximately 90 hotels including over 75 Marriott affiliated hotels throughout the country.