ICOA Adds McDonald's Corporation Executive Michael Harshfield To Senior Management WARWICK, RI, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC:ICOA) (BULLETIN BOARD: ICOA) , a national provider of broadband Internet networks and managed services in high-traffic public locations, announced today the addition of Michael L. Harshfield to its executive management team as vice president, operations. Harshfield is responsible for all ICOA operational functions, including design, deployment and management of networks, new technology research, customer care, software/OSS management, corporate IT infrastructure and new product roll-outs. Harshfield brings over 20 years of management, technology deployment, operations and management analysis to ICOA's executive management team. He previously served for 10 years with McDonald's Corporation, most recently as director, U.S. IT Deployment, where he was responsible for managing the deployment and installation of new technologies across 13,000 U.S. McDonald's locations. During Harshfield's tenure with McDonald's, he was responsible for the deployment of Wi-Fi services, high-speed connectivity, digital merchandizing, interior and drive-thru menu boards and dynamic advertising and window displays, among other advancements, representing over $50 million in capital investment. Rick Schiffmann, ICOA CEO, said, "Managing ICOA's rapid growth requires a world-class operational capacity, and ICOA is honored to have Michael join our team as we continue to grow both the scale and the complexity of our offerings. Michael's deep expertise in the quick service restaurant market vertical will also be of tremendous benefit to ICOA's present and future customers. Michael has worked closely with members of ICOA's team in the past, and we look forward to the addition of his proven skills and leadership as a central member of our executive management team." Harshfield's career prior to McDonald's included director of operations at the Worthington Group, a management consulting group, and operational roles at Citibank, N.A. in Hong Kong. Harshfield has a masters of business administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology. "ICOA has attracted a team of industry pioneers and veterans, and I am delighted to join this seasoned management at such an exciting time of rapid growth in the broadband wireless market," said Harshfield. 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, RV/campgrounds and marinas, hospitality and hot zone locations. ICOA owns or operates over 1,200 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 at http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm . For more information, contact ICOA VP of Corporate Development John Balbach at (401) 352-2368, e-mail: . 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, ICOA VP of Corporate Development, +1-401-352-2368, or ; or investor relations, 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/ http://www.hawkmicrocaps.com/

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