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On Command Corporation and Promus Hotel Corporation to Test High-Speed Internet Access Connectivity Service
 
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 11, 1999 -  On Command Corporation (Nasdaq: ONCO) and Promus Hotels (NYSE: PRH) announced today an agreement to begin testing of On Command's high-speed Internet access connectivity service. The guestroom and meeting space Internet market trials at the Doubletree Hotel Orange Country Airport will be the company's first in Southern California. The test will begin in March 1999 as a complement to On Command's video-on-demand entertainment service already offered at the property.

On Command has chosen two key technology providers for its trial. IPORT software from ATCOM/INFO will be used to allow hotel guests and convention attendees 'plug and play' Internet access which requires no user software or laptop reconfiguration. Tut Systems' Expresso MDU system will provide hotel guests with access to the Internet at speeds of up to 1 megabit per second over the hotel's existing phone lines.

"Laptop-carrying business travelers need convenient, fast Internet access and will be very happy to see our market trials advance with the addition of the Doubletree test property," said Cheryl Haines, On Command's Director of Internet Services. "As the hospitality industry's leading provider of entertainment and information services, On Command is pleased to be working with leaders in hospitality networking technology to create our comprehensive high-speed connectivity offering."

"Doubletree is very excited to be able to address the ever-increasing need for speed from hotel guests and convention attendees," noted Linda Matthies, Senior Director of Brand Marketing of Doubletree Hotels. "Our guests at the Doubletree Hotel Orange County Airport property will undoubtedly benefit from this new value-added amenity from On Command."

Doubletree Hotels is a first-class, full-service national brand of Promus Hotel Corporation, one of the world's premier lodging companies, with system-wide annual revenues of over $5 billion. The company operates, franchises or owns hotels throughout the United States and in Canada, Mexico and Latin America. It is the franchisor and operator of the Doubletree Hotels and Guest Suites, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites, Club Hotel by Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn Suites, Embassy Vacation Resort and Hampton Vacation Resort brands. The company also manages non-Promus branded hotels, as well as facilities in its University Hotel Conference Center division.

On Command Corporation is the world's leading provider of in-room entertainment, information and business services to the lodging industry. The company is based in San Jose, California with offices located across the United States and around the world in Bangkok, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Singapore, Sydney, and Toronto. The company annually serves more than 200 million guests worldwide, covering approximately 3,200 hotel properties and 921,000 guest rooms.

On Command Corporation is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol ONCO and its warrants are traded under the symbols ONCOW and ONCOZ. On Command Corporation is a majority-owned subsidiary of Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOAL).

This report contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the Company's current judgments of those issues. However, because those statements are forward-looking and apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's results to differ materially. In addition to the factors discussed herein, which could cause the Company's results to differ materially, this report should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,1998 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Contact:
Eric Becker, Director, Corp. Comm., 
408-360-4700, 
or Cheryl Haines, Director, Internet Services,
408-360-4840, 
both of On Command; 
or Cathy Planchard, 
Director of PR of Promus Hotels,
901-374-6093
Web site: http:/www.oncommand.com
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Also See: On Command Launches �Previews On Command� In-Room Entertainment Guide as Additional Guest Room Amenity / Feb 1999 

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