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Panera Bread Operating Largest Free Hotspot Network in U.S.
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Until Sept. 15th is right. They're having a shareholders meeting Sept. 14th to vote on an increase in the a/s to 750 million common and 50 million preferred.

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i agree - wi-fi is the next big business in telco and they are investing heavily in the sector - i hope that they will use the new shares to make some acquisitions

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Just taking a quick glance at their latest 10Q from May, they appear to be ok.

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Boingo Wireless and ICOA Expand Wi-Fi Roaming Relationship to IncludeComplete Network of Regional Airports

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug 4, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Boingo Wireless and ICOA Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA), today announced an expansion of their previously announced roaming relationship to include all six of the regional airports that are a part of the Wi-Fi network of ICOA's subsidiary Airport Network Solutions (ANS).

Users of the Boingo(TM) Roaming System can now go online at Spokane, WA, International Airport; the Greater Baton Rouge, LA, Airport; Sacramento International Airport; Manchester, NH, Airport; Savannah/Hilton Head, GA, International Airport and Fresno-Yosemite, CA, International Airport. The companies originally announced a roaming agreement that included only the airports in Sacramento, Savannah and Baton Rouge.

The announcement brings to 75 the number of airports worldwide that are a part of the Boingo Roaming System.

"For our business traveler customers, using Wi-Fi at an airport is a lifesaver because it is an especially convenient location for completing last- minute work or staying in touch with customers or colleagues," said Dave Hagan, Boingo president and COO. "We are glad to partner with ICOA to help spread secure Wi-Fi access to as many airports -- large and small -- as possible. ICOA is clearly a leader in the airport Wi-Fi marketplace and we look forward to growing with them into additional airport venues."

ICOA's ANS subsidiary is a neutral-host provider that deploys facility- wide Wi-Fi networks at regional "origination and destination" airports, those with between 1 million and 10 million passengers. The company's turnkey service manages all authentication, customer support, billing, reconciliation and in-building roaming. This wireless infrastructure can be branded by the airport and also opened up to Wi-Fi aggregators and wireless ISPs as part of their own branded services.

"As a neutral host provider, it is essential that we add quality roaming partners to increase the traffic and value of our networks," said Rick Schiffmann, executive vice president of ICOA. "As the leading network aggregator, Boingo gives our locations a tremendous boost in visibility and accessibility because they can now be used by millions of Boingo software users."

With this agreement, the Boingo Roaming System expands to include more than 80 network operators and more than 9,000 hot spots under contract worldwide. Boingo packages this roaming system, along with its end-user Wi-Fi software and a complete suite of back-office billing, roaming, mediation and clearinghouse services into its Boingo Platform Services offering for major carriers and ISPs.

Platform Service is a turnkey service that can be branded and launched by service providers as a low-cost, rapid time-to-market alternative to building their own networks. Current announced Platform Services customers include MCI, Infonet Services, EarthLink, Fiberlink, and Telecom Italia.

About Boingo Wireless

Boingo Wireless, Inc. is an ultra-high-speed wireless Internet service available in thousands of locations such as hotels, airports, cafes, and other public places, in dozens of countries throughout the world. Both directly and through major carrier and ISP partners, Boingo provides business travelers with a wireless broadband Internet connection to improve productivity while on the road. Through its Wi-Fi software and Roaming System, Boingo makes finding and connecting to Wi-Fi networks point-and-click simple and secure. More information about Boingo is available at www.boingo.com.

About ICOA, Inc.

ICOA, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA) located in Warwick, RI, is a provider of neutral host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in public locations. ICOA, Inc. provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi Hot Spot and Hot Zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, Quick Service Restaurants, Marinas and Hospitality locations, as well as High Speed Internet Terminals (WebCenter3000(TM)). ICOA currently operates or manages over 400 installations, including 325 Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), 33 Marinas in California and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor 'Hot Zone'. For additional information, please visit www.icoacorp.com.

For more information, please contact:
John K. Balbach
For ICOA
415-999-1468
jbalbach@icoacorp.com

David Rodewald
For Boingo Wireless
805-494-9508
david@davidjamesagency.com

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CONTACT: David Rodewald of Boingo Wireless, +1-805-494-9508,
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jbalbach@icoacorp.com

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Appoints Broadband Wireless Industry Veteran Rick Schiffmann as EVP

WARWICK, R.I., Aug 19, 2004 (PRIMEZONE via COMTEX) -- ICOA, Inc. (ICOA), a major provider of neutral-host broadband wireless Internet solutions in high traffic public locations such as airports, marinas and restaurants, announced today the strengthening of its senior management team with the appointment of Rick Schiffmann as Executive Vice President.

"Appointing Rick as Executive Vice President is a significant step forward for ICOA and its shareholders as we strengthen our management team and continue our rapid growth in broadband services," said George Strouthopoulos, ICOA president and CEO. "Rick has tremendous experience in all aspects of broadband wireless in high traffic public locations, with particular expertise in building revenue for growing companies. He is being charged with developing and implementing our business growth strategy and execution."

Prior to ICOA, Inc, Mr. Schiffmann was founder and president of Airport Network Solutions (ANS), now a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICOA, Inc. At ANS, Mr. Schiffmann led the company's growth into 6 major regional airports serving over 20 million passengers annually. Prior to the founding of ANS, Mr. Schiffmann served as Vice President of Cometa Networks, a wholesale broadband wireless venture with Intel, IBM and AT&T. Mr. Schiffmann gained much of his wireless and airport industry expertise while with Aerzone, a subsidiary of SoftNet Systems, a pioneering wireless ISP targeting frequent business travelers in public 'hot-spots' through the deployment of 802.11 infrastructure. As Vice President of Business Development for Aerzone, Mr. Schiffmann was instrumental in signing significant equity partners in the business. Prior to joining SoftNet, Mr. Schiffmann was a management consultant with Dove Consulting in their Consumer Broadband Group and with Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Schiffmann received his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts from Bates College.

"ICOA has established a solid platform for rapid growth over the coming years," said Rick Schiffmann. "I look forward to the opportunity to significantly enhance shareholder value by rapidly ramping revenues, scaling our emerging platform of services and infrastructure into our current verticals, opening greenfield vertical opportunities as broadband wireless alters the telecommunications landscape and through highly-screened acquisition opportunities."

About ICOA, Inc.

ICOA, Inc., (ICOA) located in Warwick, RI, is a provider of neutral-host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in public locations. ICOA, Inc. provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi Hot Spot and Hot Zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, quick service restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations, as well as high-speed Internet terminals (WebCenter3000(tm)). ICOA currently operates or manages over 410 installations, including 325 Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), 34 marinas in California and "Hot Zones" in Rhode Island's Newport Harbor and Boston's South Harbor. For additional information, please visit: (www.icoacorp.com).

WARWICK, R.I., Aug 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA), a provider of broadband Internet access solutions in high traffic public locations, reported record financial results for its second quarter, ended June 30, 2004, as the Company continued to execute on its growth strategy. For the quarter ended June 30, 2004, the company generated revenue of $338,389 and reported its first positive gross margin of $17,457.

Second quarter revenue of $338,389 represents an increase of 242% over first quarter revenue of $140,040 and year to date revenue of $478,429 representing a 607% increase versus the $67,682 of revenue reported for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The gross margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 was $17,458 versus a loss of ($88,398) for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 the gross margin was ($29,085) versus ($150,723) for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increases result from an increase in equipment sales and growth of transaction service revenue. With the revenue growth, the net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, increased to $711,142 from $429,647 for the comparable prior year period. At the end of the second quarter, the company had cash on hand of $410,932 and total assets of $1,861,993. Complete results can be found in the company's Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"I am extremely pleased to report our strongest financial and execution results to date," said George Strouthopoulos, CEO. "We expanded our network operations into over 410 locations, closed another key acquisition, continued cleaning up our balance sheet, reduced old debt, built the foundation of our emerging new management team, and recorded a significant increase in operating revenue and a positive gross margin."

"The company made significant improvements to our balance sheet this quarter," said Erwin Vahlsing, Jr, CFO. "Of particular note is the company reaching agreement with various lenders and investors to convert over $2.6 million in debt to equity."

"We are positioning ICOA for sustained growth. We intend to build our business in the second half of 2004 and beyond through a combination of organic growth in our core business units and potential highly-qualified acquisitions in promising complementary verticals," Strouthopoulos said.

Highlights for ICOA's second fiscal quarter of 2004 include: * Closed on the acquisition of iDockUSA, establishing ICOA as a major provider of broadband wireless to marinas nationally, now reaching 34 marinas and over 18,000 slips * Doubled from three to six the size of the airport network serving over 20 million passengers annually. * Surpassed 325 Panera Bread locations, creating the largest US network of free hotspots. * Concluded a roaming agreement with Boingo Wireless, opening the ICOA airport and marina networks to seamless access by Boingo's subscriber base.

About ICOA, Inc.

ICOA, Inc., (ICOA) located in Warwick, RI, is a provider of neutral host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in public locations. ICOA, Inc. provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi Hot Spot and Hot Zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, Quick Service Restaurants, Marinas and Hospitality locations, as well as High Speed Internet Terminals (WebCenter3000(TM)). ICOA currently operates or manages over 410 installations, including 325 Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), 34 Marinas in California and "Hot Zones" in Rhode Island's Newport Harbor and Boston's South Harbor. For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com.

Appoints Industry Veteran Dennis diBattista as Vice President of Sales

WARWICK, R.I., Aug 24, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA), a provider of neutral-host broadband wireless Internet solutions in high traffic public locations such as airports, marinas and restaurants, announced today the strengthening of its senior management team with the appointment of Dennis diBattista as Vice President of Sales. Mr. diBattista is a veteran of the communications infrastructure industry with a record of success in solution sales, business management, and revenue accumulation.

"Appointing Dennis as Vice President of Sales is a significant step forward for ICOA and its shareholders as we strengthen our management team and continue our rapid growth in broadband services," said George Strouthopoulos, ICOA's CEO. "Dennis has a long and successful track record building revenue for growing companies. He is being charged with developing our national sales team and leading revenue generation across all divisions and is uniquely positioned to drive sales synergies across ICOA's multiple business units."

Prior to ICOA, Inc., Mr. diBattista was a founding Member and President of QGO, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICOA, Inc. At QGO, Mr. diBattista led the company's growth in securing national accounts such as Panera Bread and Au Bon Pain. Prior to QGO, Mr. diBattista founded QC2, a provider of contract installation services to Fortune 100 accounts, generating over $20 million in revenues. Prior, Mr. diBattista was Vice President of Operations for Telergy, Inc where he managed the construction of a 300-mile fiber optic network. Prior, Mr. diBattista was General Manager of Brooks Fiber Communications, responsible for the Rhode Island subsidiary operations where he oversaw $20 million in capital expenditures. Mr. diBattista holds an MBA from the University of Rhode Island, an MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of Boston University.

"ICOA has established a solid platform for rapid growth over the coming years," said Mr. diBattista. "I look forward to the opportunity to significantly enhance shareholder value by rapidly ramping revenues and opening greenfield opportunities as broadband wireless alters the telecommunications landscape."

About ICOA, Inc.

Over 500,000 Monthly Enterprise User-Base to Access ICOA Airport, Marina and Restaurant Hotspot Network

WARWICK, R.I., Aug 26, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA), a provider of neutral-host broadband wireless Internet solutions in high traffic public locations such as airports, marinas and restaurants, announced today an agreement to integrate its rapidly growing Wi-Fi hotspot network into the iPass (IPAS) Global Broadband Roaming Network. ICOA anticipates the integration of its networks into the iPass virtual network will be completed by late September 2004.

Once integration is complete, users of the iPass service will be able to seamlessly and securely access the Internet and corporate networks using the iPassConnect(TM) service interface at public airport and marina ICOA hotspot locations. ICOA's Wi-Fi hotspot footprint now serves over 20 million airport passengers per year in six US airports, 34 marinas with 18,000 slips inCalifornia, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and other high traffic public locations nationally.

"We are pleased to reach this agreement with iPass, a global provider of secure enterprise connectivity, which will allow a new enterprise customer base of over 500,000 unique users per month access to the ICOA networks," said Rick Schiffmann, ICOA Executive Vice President. "As a neutral-host provider, ICOA deploys Wi-Fi networks open to all users on all platforms. This agreement is a significant step forward in ICOA's strategy to make our infrastructure available to the broadest possible customer segments."

iPass delivers enterprises simple, secure and manageable connectivity services for mobile workers as they move between office, home, and remote locations. iPass combines its global network of dial-up, Ethernet and the world's largest Wi-Fi footprint with support for campus wireless LANs and home broadband connections to deliver a unified and comprehensive solution.

"The ICOA hotspot network of high traffic airports, marinas and restaurants is a strong addition to the iPass Global Broadband Roaming Network," said Dave Ballard, iPass Manager of Business Development. "The growing ICOA footprint of top regional airports, the largest marina footprint on the West Coast, and other high traffic public locations nationally provide our enterprise customers with increasing choices, locations and convenience."

About ICOA, Inc.

'Neutral-Host' ICOA Networks in Airports, Panera Bread, Marinas and Hot Zones Serving over 20 Million

WARWICK, R.I., Sep 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (ICOA), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants and marinas, announced today that it has engaged Hawk Associates to provide investor relations and financial media relations.

Hawk Associates CEO Frank N. Hawkins, Jr. said, "ICOA is focused on rapidly growing the company through highly-screened and complementary acquisitions and scalable organic growth from its vertically-focused subsidiaries serving airports, restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations such as hotels and convention centers. In addition to seven airports and 34 marinas, ICOA manages the largest non-subscriber Wi-Fi network in the U.S. for Panera Bread in over 325 quick casual restaurant locations. The company's neutral-host open architecture solutions allow the rapidly growing customer base of major aggregators, such as iPass and Boingo, integrated roaming access to ICOA-powered locations. ICOA's highly experienced management team has begun to execute its plan for growth through vertical expansion and targeted acquisitions and we look forward to helping communicate new developments to investors."

George Strouthopoulos, chief executive officer of ICOA, said, "Hawk Associates is the premier investor relations agency working with microcap companies on Wall Street today. Frank Hawkins and Julie Marshall and the Hawk team have a strong track record of introducing microcap companies to the investment community and building a highly effective investor communications program. We look forward to working with them as we execute ICOA's strategy for growth."

About ICOA, Inc.

ICOA Acquires AuthDirect to Integrate Final Component of Total Wi-Fi Value Chain
Thursday September 9, 8:50 am ET

WARWICK, R.I., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA - News), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants and marinas, announced today that it has acquired AuthDirect, Inc., a privately held San Jose, CA company that provides flexible and customized service management platforms for Wi-Fi hotspot service providers and operators.
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ICOA EVP Rick Schiffmann said, "The acquisition of AuthDirect cements ICOA's strategy to be a fully integrated neutral-host supplier of end-to-end Wi-Fi services. The AuthDirect acquisition adds a full suite of back-end OSS/AAA managed services to our existing capabilities in site surveys, site architecture, procurement, installation, branded in-venue marketing, roaming, maintenance and 24/7 customer support of turn-key neutral-host broadband wireless services. AuthDirect's OSS platform is best in class, is scalable and will support the evolution of this emerging industry."

AuthDirect's industry-leading service management platform, TollBooth(TM), includes total customized branding, credit card merchant gateway integration and flexibility to incorporate access control devices from over 15 hardware manufacturers. Over the last year, AuthDirect's service management platform powered McDonald's restaurant hotspots and provided value-added management services for Barnes & Noble, Tully's Coffee and Taco Bell hotspots managed by Cometa Networks.

ICOA CEO George Strouthopoulos said, "This acquisition significantly enhances our offerings, strengthens our operational leverage and creates a robust solution of integrated services to current and new customers. We warmly welcome the addition of the AuthDirect team to the ICOA family."

AuthDirect Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Quaintance said, "AuthDirect was approached by numerous suitors within the rapidly growing broadband wireless industry who recognized the superior value of our platform. We look forward to working with ICOA's world-class team and contributing our platform to ICOA's rapidly growing national infrastructure, as well as its well established network operating center (NOC) and its sales, marketing and capital facilities."

Effective immediately, AuthDirect will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of ICOA, Inc. AuthDirect's OSS/AAA platform, TollBooth(TM) will be offered as a stand-alone product, but will also power all ICOA customer solutions in airport, restaurant, marina, convention center, hospitality and Metro Hot Zone verticals.

About AuthDirect

AuthDirect, Inc. (http://www.authdirect.com) provides powerful, scalable and tailorable service management and billing services products to customers, carriers and wireless operators in the global hotspot market. TollBooth(TM), the company's premier product, eliminates the three main stumbling blocks to hotspot proliferation -- hardware costs, infrastructure costs and closed proprietary solutions.

About ICOA, Inc.

ICOA, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA - News) located in Warwick, RI, is a leading provider of neutral-host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high traffic public locations. ICOA, Inc. provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi Hotspot and Hot Zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, quick service restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations, as well as high-speed Internet terminals (WebCenter3000(TM)). ICOA currently operates or manages over 410 installations serving more than 20 million patrons, including 325 Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), 34 marinas in California and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor 'Hot Zone.' For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com .

An investment profile about ICOA may be found online at http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm

For more information, contact John Balbach at 415-776-6695. For investor relations information, contact Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, Hawk Associates, at (305) 852-2383, email: info@hawkassociates.com. Detailed information about ICOA, Inc. can be found on the website http://www.icoacorp.com. An online investor kit containing ICOA press releases, SEC filings, current price Level II quotes, interactive Java stock charts and other useful information for investors can be found at http://www.hawkassociates.com and http://www.hawkmicrocaps.com .

The foregoing contains "forward-looking statements" which are based on management's beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events and information currently available to management. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside ICOA's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. For a more detailed description of the factors that could cause such a difference, please see ICOA's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ICOA disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This information is presented solely to provide additional information to further understand the results of ICOA.

WARWICK, R.I., Sep 16, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (ICOA), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants and marinas, announced today that its iDockUSA division has launched a new marina Wi-Fi zone at Fishing Bay Harbor Marina of Deltaville, VA. This is the company's first East Coast marina deployment.

iDockUSA is the largest provider of marina Wi-Fi zones on the West Coast, currently reaching 34 marinas with 18,000 slips. The Fishing Bay Harbor Marina deployment provides wireless Internet service to the entire marina facility, slips, adjoining condominiums and public-use facilities and pool. The Wi-Fi service is available into the harbor and one-quarter mile into the Chesapeake Bay.

"ICOA's neutral-host broadband wireless solution allows subscribers in the marine environment to stay in touch, stay informed and stay safe," said ICOA Executive Vice President Rick Schiffmann. "The iDockUSA Marina Hot Zone provides more than convenience. It is also the capacity to stay in communication with home and office, obtain in-depth weather reports and charts and receive safety bulletins in real time, at the slip, in the parking lot or on the water."

Boaters with Wi-Fi enabled laptops or PDAs can connect to the Internet to check their e-mail, access their corporate servers, download important documents and surf the Web with convenient and flexible service plans including a daily rate, and monthly and yearly subscription services. Rates and subscription plans can be found by visiting http://www.icoacorp.com or http://www.idockusa.com.

About ICOA, Inc.

Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ICOA, Inc. is a leading provider of neutral- host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high-traffic public locations. ICOA provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi Hotspot and Hot Zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, quick service restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations, as well as high-speed Internet terminals (WebCenter3000(TM)). ICOA currently operates or manages over 430 installations serving more than 20 million patrons, including 385 Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (ILE), 35 marinas in California, Virginia and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor 'Hot Zone.' For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com.

An investment profile about ICOA may be found online at http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm

WARWICK, R.I., Sep 22, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (ICOA), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants, marinas and Hot Zones, announced today that its QGo and AuthDirect subsidiaries are have been selected to power the new 2.68 square mile Wi-Fi Hot Zone in Lexington, Kentucky.

The new fixed-wireless solution is operated by Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc. The 2.68 square mile coverage area, utilizing Vivato equipment, is the first step in Lexington Wi-Fi's planned expansion to more than 80 square miles of Fayette County, Kentucky. The initial deployment covers the Beaumont Farms area off Harrodsburg Road and includes a business district, shops, restaurants, two residential neighborhoods and a 500-unit apartment complex.

ICOA's subsidiaries QGo and AuthDirect are providing complete turn-key managed services to Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc., including design, deployment, testing, OSS, billing and credit card authorization and customer care. Other customers of ICOA's complete turn-key managed services include over 380 Panera Bread locations in 31 states, select Au Bon Pain locations in Miami, select Briazz Cafes in Seattle and hospitality locations including the Mayflower Hotel in New York and the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown, Massachusetts.

"This exciting Hot Zone deployment with Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc. is a showcase of ICOA's strategy to provide the full suite of Wi-Fi services and the synergies we are creating between our subsidiaries," said ICOA executive vice president Rick Schiffmann. "ICOA solutions power not only hot spots, but demonstrate our strengthening expertise in the emerging hot zone and fixed wireless verticals utilizing 802.11x standards of today, as well as positioning us to deploy the emerging 802.16 (Wi-Max) standards of tomorrow."

The Lexington Wi-Fi Hot Zone can be accessed using desktop, laptop or PDAs equipped with readily available 802.11 standards. The Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc. service is available on a daily or weekly plan or a monthly subscription. Rates and plan details are available by visiting http://www.lexwifi.com.

"We are pleased to be partnering with industry leader ICOA for our first Hot Zone deployment," said Lexington Wi-Fi President and CEO Mark Sievers. "The complete turn-key ICOA Managed Services solution is a cost-effective and robust platform and allows us to quickly scale our network offerings."

About ICOA, Inc.

Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ICOA, Inc. is a leading provider of neutral- host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high-traffic public locations. ICOA provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi Hotspot and Hot Zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, quick service restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations, as well as high speed Internet terminals (WebCenter3000(TM)). ICOA currently operates or manages over 430 installations serving more than 20 million, including 385 Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK), 35 marinas in California, Virginia and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor Hot Zone. For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com .

About Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc.

Lexington WiFi, Inc. is a central Kentucky-based start-up Wi-Fi technology company that offers extended-range wireless internet service in its deployment area. It uses cutting-edge technology from http://www.vivato.net and is owned by a group of local investors including Mr. Sievers. It also provides Wi-Fi and other wireless consulting and implementation services.

An investment profile about ICOA may be found online at http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm

Charged With Leading Company's Rapid Growth

WARWICK, R.I., Oct 6, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (ICOA), a major provider of neutral-host broadband wireless Internet solutions in high traffic locations such as airports, marinas, restaurants and public hot zones, announced today the promotion of wireless industry veteran Rick Schiffmann to president. The appointment, effective immediately, was made known to the heads of all ICOA divisions during the company's annual strategy retreat.

In making the announcement, CEO George Strouthopoulos said, "Rick's promotion from executive vice president to president is a significant step forward for ICOA and its shareholders as we strengthen our management team and continue our rapid growth in broadband services. Rick is one of the most savvy and capable people in the wireless industry today. He has experience in all aspects of broadband wireless in high-traffic public locations and has particular expertise in building revenue. He is charged with developing and executing our business growth strategy and we are confident that he will be successful."

Schiffmann said, "ICOA has established a solid platform for rapid growth over the coming years. We intend to significantly enhance shareholder value by rapidly ramping revenues and scaling our emerging platform of services and infrastructure into our current verticals. As broadband wireless alters the telecommunications landscape, we also plan to open greenfield vertical opportunities and to pursue appropriate acquisition opportunities."

Prior to joining ICOA as executive vice president, Schiffmann was founder and president of Airport Network Solutions (ANS), now a wholly owned ICOA subsidiary. At ANS, Schiffmann led the company's growth into six major regional airports serving over 20 million passengers annually. Prior to starting ANS, Schiffmann served as vice president of Cometa Networks, a wholesale broadband wireless venture with Intel, IBM and AT&T. Schiffmann gained much of his wireless and airport industry expertise with Aerzone, a subsidiary of SoftNet Systems, a pioneering wireless ISP that targeted frequent business travelers in public hot spots through the deployment of 802.11 infrastructure. As Aerzone's vice president of business development, Schiffmann was instrumental in bringing significant equity partners into the business. Schiffmann previously was a management consultant with Dove Consulting in their Consumer Broadband Group and with Coopers & Lybrand. Schiffmann has an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts from Bates College.

About ICOA, Inc.

Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ICOA, Inc. is a leading provider of neutral- host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high-traffic public locations. ICOA provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi hot spot and hot zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, quick service restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations, as well as high-speed Internet terminals (WebCenter3000(TM)). ICOA currently operates or manages over 445 installations serving more than 20 million patrons, including 400 Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK), 36 marinas in California and Virginia, and hot zones in Lexington, KY and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor. For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com.

An investment profile about ICOA may be found online at http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm .

WARWICK, R.I., Oct 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (ICOA), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants, marinas and hot zones, announced today that its iDockUSA division has launched its 36th marina Wi-Fi zone with the San Francisco Yacht Club.

iDockUSA is the largest provider of marina Wi-Fi zones, currently reaching 20,000 slips. The San Francisco Yacht Club deployment provides wireless Internet service to the entire club facility, slips and adjoining public use facilities. The Wi-Fi service is available throughout the harbor and over one-quarter mile into San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco Yacht Club general manager Russ Coggeshall said, "ICOA's iDockUSA division is the clear leader in providing marina hot zones. Our Yacht Club provides exceptional customer service in all areas for our members and the iDockUSA solution is in keeping with that high standard."

The San Francisco Yacht Club was recently named one of the top five Platinum Clubs of America by the Club Leaders Forum. The forum reviews over 5,000 private clubs in America to select and honor the finest. Five categories are judged including city, athletic, country, golf and yachting clubs. This year's other Platinum Clubs of note in the yachting category include Grosse Point Yacht Club, Chicago Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht Club, St. Francis Yacht Club, New York City Yacht Club and Annapolis Yacht Club.

ICOA's president Rick Schiffmann said, "ICOA's neutral-host broadband wireless solution allows subscribers in the marine environment to stay in touch, stay informed and stay safe. The iDockUSA marina hot zone provides more than convenience. It also provides the capacity to stay in touch with home and office, as well as obtain in-depth weather reports and charts and receive real time safety bulletins at the slip, in the parking lot or on the water."

Boaters with Wi-Fi-enabled laptops or PDAs can connect to the Internet to check their e-mail, access their corporate servers, download important documents and surf the Web with convenient and flexible service plans, including a daily rate, and monthly and yearly subscription services. Rates and subscription plans can be found by visiting http://www.icoacorp.com or http://www.idockusa.com .

About ICOA, Inc.

Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ICOA, Inc. is a leading provider of neutral- host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high-traffic public locations. ICOA provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi hot spot and hot zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, quick-service restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations, as well as high-speed Internet terminals (WebCenter3000)(TM). ICOA currently operates or manages over 445 installations serving more than 20 million patrons, including 400 Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK), 36 marinas in California and Virginia, and hot zones in Lexington, KY and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor. For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com .

An investment profile about ICOA may be found online at http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm .

ICOA Signs National RV Park Wi-Fi Managed Services Contract with LinkSpot

WARWICK, R.I., Oct 12, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (ICOA), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants, marinas and hot zones, announced today that its AuthDirect division has signed a contract with LinkSpot Networks, Inc., a wireless Internet provider to campgrounds and RV parks, to provide a full suite of managed services, including billing, authentication, remote management and reporting.

AuthDirect, Inc. (http://www.authdirect.com) provides powerful, scalable and flexible service management and billing services products to customers, carriers and wireless operators in the global hotspot market. TollBooth(TM), the company's premier product, eliminates the three main stumbling blocks to hotspot proliferation -- hardware costs, infrastructure costs and closed proprietary solutions.

LinkSpot CEO Alan Kobran said, "As LinkSpot continues to rapidly grow the leading national footprint of Wi-Fi-enabled RV parks, we needed a partner who could scale with us, yet be flexible to our unique needs. ICOA's AuthDirect managed services solution, Tollbooth(TM) is a robust platform for our growth, and we are delighted to partner with their team."

With service in 25 states, LinkSpot Networks (http://www.linkspot.com) is the leading provider of Wi-Fi high-speed Internet service to RV parks and campgrounds. LinkSpot uses the latest technology to provide products and services to help park management increase occupancy, increase revenue per guest, improve efficiency, decrease operating costs and protect existing customer base. A privately held company, LinkSpot was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

"ICOA has recognized the value of the RV Park/Camping vertical for some time," said Kevin Quaintance, founder and VP sales of AuthDirect. "We are excited to work with LinkSpot, a leader in this market."

About ICOA, Inc.

Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ICOA, Inc. is a leading provider of neutral- host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high traffic public locations. ICOA provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi hotspot and hot zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, quick-service restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations, as well as high speed Internet terminals (WebCenter3000)(TM). ICOA currently owns, operates or manages over 500 installations serving more than 20 million patrons, including the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK), 400 Panera Bread locations, 36 marinas in California and Virginia, and hot zones in Lexington, KY and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor. For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com.

An investment profile about ICOA may be found online at http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm

WARWICK, R.I., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA - News), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants, marinas and hot zones, reported in its Form 10-QSB filed today record financial results for its third quarter, ended September 30, 2004, as the company continued to execute its growth strategy. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041117/flw007_1.html

ICOA Company AuthDirect Wins Hot Spot 'Best of Show' Award
Thursday December 2, 4:14 pm ET http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041202/flth018_1.html
WARWICK, R.I. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AuthDirect, an ICOA (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA - News) company, announced today it was awarded "Best of Show" for its TollBooth(TM) 3.0 product at Jupitermedia Corporation's Wi-Fi Planet in San Jose, Calif. TollBooth is a fully customizable OSS platform for the global Wi-Fi hot spot and hot zone industry.

ICOA Featured in December Forbes Magazine Special Section on Wi-Fi
Tuesday December 21, 9:23 am ET http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041221/fltu004_1.html
WARWICK, R.I., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA - News), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in high-traffic public locations including airports, restaurants, marinas and hot zones, announced today that the company, along with Nokia and Marriott, are included in a special section of the December 27, 2004 issue of Forbes magazine.
The special section in Forbes, titled the "Wi-Fi Revolution: Unleashing New Business Opportunities Within and Beyond the Enterprise," covers the rapidly growing Wi-Fi industry. In tandem with the special section, the company unveiled its new brand and marketing campaign called "We Power Wi-Fi. Heard of Us? You Will."

Rick Schiffmann, president of ICOA, said, "This national exposure in conjunction with our recent national 'Best of Show' award by Jupitermedia is the launch of a new outreach and branding campaign to drive recognition of the considerable progress the company is making. ICOA is executing to plan, and we will continue to bring the exciting ICOA story to Wall Street and Main Street."

ICOA Appoints Industry Veteran John Balbach as VP Corporate Development

Warwick, R.I., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless
broadband Internet networks and managed services in high-traffic public
locations including airports, restaurants, marinas and hot zones, announced
today the strengthening of its senior management team with the appointment of
John Balbach as vice president of corporate development.
ICOA President Rick Shiffmann said, "John is a pioneer of the broadband
wireless industry. His deep industry experience scaling national providers
will be a huge asset in our second phase of growth and beyond."
Balbach brings a breadth of experience to ICOA encompassing telecom/IT,
venture capital and government, including assisting the launching of over 15
technology companies and growth capital transactions exceeding $100 million.
Most recently on the founding senior team of Cometa Networks, a venture of
Intel, AT&T and IBM, Balbach developed the national launch strategies with
McDonald's, Intel, Barnes & Noble, AT&T Wireless and PalmOne. With MobileStar
Networks, the first national public Wi-Fi deployment, Balbach launched service
for Starbucks Coffee in partnership with Compaq and MSN. Balbach was also a
founding vice president of Blueprint Ventures, a $200 million Silicon Valley
venture capital firm.
Prior to his work in Silicon Valley, Balbach served as a senior aide in
the U.S. Senate and co-founded the State of the World Forum, working closely
with leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Vicente Fox, Oscar Arias, Margaret
Thatcher, Thabo Mbeki, Benazir Bhutto and Hau Pei-Tsun. He holds a B.A. in
international relations from George Washington University.
Reporting to Shiffmann, Balbach will spearhead the company's corporate
development, as well as drive the company's marketing and investor relations
strategies.
"Over the last year, ICOA has established a remarkable track record of
success and a solid platform for rapid growth in an exciting industry," said
Balbach. "I look forward to working with the world-class ICOA team and the
opportunity to significantly enhance shareholder value as ICOA solidifies its
emerging position as a nationally relevant broadband provider."

About ICOA, Inc.
Headquartered in Warwick, R.I., ICOA, Inc. is a leading provider of
neutral-host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high-traffic
public locations. ICOA provides design, installation, operations, maintenance
and management of neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi hot spot and
hot zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities, quick-service
restaurants, marinas, hospitality and hot zone locations. ICOA currently owns
or operates over 670 broadband access installations in high-traffic locations
serving tens of millions of annual patrons, including the San Francisco
International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater
Baton Rouge, La. Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF),
Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV),
Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK),
450 Panera Bread locations, 40 marinas in California and Virginia, and hot
zones in Lexington, Ky. and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor. For additional
information, visit http://www.icoacorp.com .

An investment profile about ICOA may be found online at http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm .

For more information, contact Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, Hawk
Associates, at (305) 852-2383, e-mail: info@hawkassociates.com . Detailed
information about ICOA, Inc. can be found on the website http://www.icoacorp.com . An online investor kit containing ICOA press
releases, SEC filings, current price Level II quotes, interactive Java stock
charts and other useful information for investors can be found at http://www.hawkassociates.com and http://www.hawkmicrocaps.com .

The foregoing contains "forward-looking statements," which are based on
management's beliefs, as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future
events and information currently available to management. Readers are
cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which
are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside ICOA's control,
that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. For
a more detailed description of the factors that could cause such a difference,
please see ICOA's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ICOA
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. This information is presented solely to provide additional
information to further understand the results of ICOA.

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WARWICK, R.I., Jan 06, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants, marinas and hot zones, announced today that its AuthDirect and QGo divisions have signed a contract with Aerolina, a wireless Internet provider serving the Carolinas, to provide the full suite of managed services, including billing, authentication, remote management, reporting and customer care and call center.
Aerolina, in concert with the Greater Charleston Chamber of Commerce, powers the ThinkSpot(TM) network of Wi-Fi hotspots, located in numerous hotels, restaurants and cafes, the Charleston Airport, marinas and a hot zone in downtown Charleston. A privately held company, Aerolina's ThinkSpot network is expanding throughout the Carolinas. Aerolina's network was previously serviced by Pronto Networks.

AuthDirect, Inc. ( http://www.authdirect.com ) provides powerful, scalable and flexible service management and billing services products to customers, carriers and wireless operators in the global hotspot market. TollBooth(TM) is the company's premier product and recently won JupiterMedia's Best of Show award. Auth Direct eliminates the three main stumbling blocks to hotspot proliferation -- hardware costs, infrastructure costs and closed proprietary solutions.

Aerolina co-founder Scott Adams said, "As Aerolina continues our growth as the leading regional provider of wireless broadband solutions, we required a new partner with the capacity and expertise to scale with us, yet be flexible to our unique needs."

Aerolina co-founder Mike Clark said, "ICOA's AuthDirect managed services solution, Tollbooth(TM), is a robust, scalable and flexible platform and we are delighted to partner with their team."

Dennis diBattista, ICOA's vice president of sales, said, "ICOA is pleased to be serving all the back office and call center needs of regional leader Aerolina. The Aerolina ThinkSpot network services a diverse client base in a rapidly growing region and we look forward to providing Aerolina with the full suite of ICOA's scalable solutions."