ICOA to Provide Airport-Wide Amenity Wi-Fi for Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) WARWICK, R.I., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC:ICOA) (BULLETIN BOARD: ICOA) , a national provider of wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in high-traffic public locations, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Glynn County Airport Commission to provide public and private Wi-Fi solutions throughout the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport terminal in Brunswick, Ga. The airport serves more than 80,000 passengers annually. With the addition of BQK, ICOA's Airport Network Solutions will be operational in 10 airports, serving over 25 million airline passengers annually. ICOA will provide design, deployment, management, maintenance, ongoing customer care and the full suite of its back-office solutions, including authentication and reporting. The new high-speed broadband wireless Internet network will offer passengers secure, convenient wireless Internet access at no charge from anywhere in the terminal. It will provide WLAN services for airport administration and operations functions, airlines and airport concessionaires. The public service does not require users to install or use proprietary software. The neutral-host network will also allow subscribers of branded Wi- Fi services, such as iPass and Boingo, access to the network as well. Passengers with Wi-Fi-enabled laptops or PDAs will be able to connect to the Internet to check their e-mail, access their corporate servers, download documents and surf the web with unlimited access from anywhere in the airport. Airport information, such as flight schedules, ground transportation information, passenger services and security bulletins can also be accessed at no charge. Rick Schiffmann, CEO of ICOA, said, "Our leading-edge solutions are a perfect complement to Glynn County's new state-of-the-art terminal facility. We are delighted that the commission has selected ICOA to design, deploy, maintain and manage this valuable service for its operations and passengers." Steve Brian, executive director of BQK, said, "The Brunswick Golden Isles Airport is pleased to have ICOA as its Wi-Fi provider. We believe this will be an important addition to the outstanding facilities that will meet the growing communication needs of the passengers who come through our airport every year as well as everyone who works at the airport." ICOA's airport network also includes 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), Norfolk International Airport (ORF) and Charleston International Airport (CHS). About Brunswick Golden Isles Airport The Brunswick Golden Isles Airport serves southeast Georgia with four in- bound and four out-bound flights between Brunswick and Atlanta daily. The new Wi-Fi services provided by ICOA will be one of the amenities offered to passengers as part of the new 33,500 square-foot airline terminal facility. The new terminal is designed with the hospitality of the Golden Isles as its primary focus. The facility is capable of housing up to two commercial airline operations and will have the latest services and security features to ensure the safe and efficient flow of passengers to and from Brunswick. Construction is slated for completion in the summer of 2005. About ICOA, Inc. 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 1,000 broadband access installations in high-traffic locations across 44 states. 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: . An online investor relations kit containing ICOA press releases, SEC filings, current Level II price 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. DATASOURCE: ICOA, Inc. CONTACT: Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, both of Hawk Associates, +1-305-852-2383, or , for ICOA, Inc. Web site: http://www.icoacorp.com/ http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm http://www.hawkassociates.com/ http://www.hawkmicrocaps.com/

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