Cardinal Communications' GalaVu Division Installs Blackhawk DVOD System at 613-Room LAX Hotel

Cardinal Communications' GalaVu Division Installs Blackhawk DVOD System at 613-Room LAX Hotel

BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardinal Communications, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CDNC) , a provider of voice, video and high-speed broadband communications services, and a specialized developer of residential real estate, today announced that its GalaVu affiliate has installed its Blackhawk digital video-on-demand (DVOD) interactive television system in a 613-room luxury hotel near Los Angeles International Airport. GalaVu is a division of Australia-based Entertainment Media Technologies (EMT). Cardinal Communications has signed a definitive agreement to purchase a majority interest in EMT.

GalaVu's Blackhawk system provides first-run Hollywood movies and interactive television services such as games, hotel services and custom remote check out. The new installation will provide a guaranteed revenue stream to GalaVu over a six-year period, and represents the fifth U.S.-based hotel installation of the Blackhawk DVOD system. GalaVu now is featured in more than 1,500 hotel rooms in the United States. Together, EMT and GalaVu provide DVOD service to more than 25,000 rooms at hotels in Canada, Aruba, Europe, South Africa and Australia.

Ed Garneau, chief executive officer of Cardinal Communications, said, "The installation of the Blackhawk system in Los Angeles is a key step in our effort to deepen GalaVu's penetration of the domestic hotel market. We offer a pay-for-view delivery method with which few companies can compete, and believe GalaVu is positioned to become one of the leading providers of video-on-demand services to the worldwide hospitality industry."

About Cardinal Communications, Inc.

Cardinal Communications operates a suite of vertically integrated businesses that provide both bundled digital communications services (voice, video and high-speed Internet) and high-quality real estate to the residential marketplace. The Company's expertise in communication infrastructure and turnkey residential development allows Cardinal to capitalize on growing demand among homebuyers for modern residences that are pre-equipped with a range of digital communications options. The Company is also partnering with other developers that seek Cardinal's expertise in designing, building and operating residential communication networks that will deliver long-term revenue opportunities.

Cardinal also operates Get-A-Phone, a provider of specialized local and long-distance calling programs in select U.S. markets. Based in Broomfield, Colo., publicly traded Cardinal trades on the Bulletin Board under the symbol "CDNC." For more information, visit the Company's website at www.cardinalcomms.com.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: Some information in this release is forward looking. These forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties in Cardinal Communications and its subsidiaries and divisions. This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factors disclosure contained in certain of Cardinal Communications' Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Cardinal Communications wishes to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect its actual results and could cause actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of Cardinal Communications. There are many factors that will determine whether Cardinal Communications will be successful in its endeavors, including, without limitation, access to adequate capital and consumer acceptance of its telecommunications service offerings. Cardinal Communications undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

Contact:
Craig Cook, Chief Administrative Officer
Cardinal Communications, Inc.
303-285-5348

Source: Cardinal Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Craig Cook, Chief Administrative Officer of Cardinal
Communications, Inc., +1-303-285-5348

Web site: http://www.cardinalcomms.com/

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