ICOA Powers 12th Airport-Wide Wi-Fi Network with Boise (BOI)
June 08 2005 - 11:28AM
PR Newswire (US)
ICOA Powers 12th Airport-Wide Wi-Fi Network with Boise (BOI)
WARWICK, R.I., June 8 /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 the launching of broadband
service into its 24th airport facility with an amenity network for
the Boise Airport (BOI) of Boise, Idaho. With the addition of BOI,
ICOA services 12 airports nationally with full- facility coverage
and wireless and wired service covering select high-traffic areas
within 12 additional airports. Amenity Internet access for Boise
Airport's 3 million annual passengers is sponsored by MPC Computers
of Boise, Idaho in concert with the Liz Younger Agency, advertising
provider for the Boise Airport. Rick Schiffmann, CEO of ICOA, said,
"We are delighted to have been selected to partner with MPC
Computes and the Liz Younger Agency to power the new Boise Airport
high-speed wireless network, providing amenity Wi-Fi for the
airport's 3 million annual passengers as well as a secure and
reliable commercial service to the airport, airport tenants and
other private-side customers." ICOA provided design and deployment
and will provide on an ongoing basis management, maintenance,
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. The public service does not require users to install
or use proprietary software. 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 from the Wi-Fi portal. About ICOA, Inc. ICOA, Inc. is a
national 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, universities, travel plazas, marinas, hospitality and
hot zone locations. ICOA owns or operates over 1,100 broadband
access installations in high-traffic locations across 45 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 ICOA VP of Corporate Development John Balbach
at (401) 352-2368, email . For investor relations, contact Frank
Hawkins or Julie Marshall, Hawk Associates, (305) 451-1888, e-mail:
. An online investor 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: John Balbach, VP of Corporate
Development of ICOA, +1-401-352-2368, or ; or Frank Hawkins or
Julie Marshall, both of Hawk Associates, +1-305-451-1888, or , for
ICOA Web site: http://www.icoacorp.com/
http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm
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