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 http://www.hawkassociates.com/ http://www.hawkmicrocaps.com/

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