Fresno Yosemite International Airport Selects Airport Network Solutions to Provide Wireless and Wired Internet Service for the Traveling Public Airport Network Solutions [ANS] Selected to Offer Wi-Fi Service In Partnership with Fresno Yosemite International Airport WARWICK, R.I., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc.,(OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA), today announced that its subsidiary, Airport Network Solutions, has been selected to offer Public Broadband Internet Access at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, California. "We are excited to have been selected by Fresno Yosemite International Airport as their exclusive partner for the deployment of both an airport-wide Wi-Fi network and public Internet access kiosks. We believe that the selection of Airport Network Solutions by Fresno Yosemite International Airport further validates our airport focused Wi-Fi business model," said Rick Schiffmann, CEO of Airport Network Solutions. "We are excited to offer this new passenger service to both the traveling public and our airport tenants. We believe that this service further serves to distinguish Fresno Yosemite International Airport as a leader in the customer service arena. This is another example of how we are working harder to make FYI the San Joaquin Valley Region's Airport of choice," said Doris Creel, spokeswoman for the airport. Fresno Yosemite International Airport had nearly 1.1 million passengers in 2003 and anticipates growth of 3% in passenger traffic in 2004. ANS anticipates commercial launch of the network in the next few months. ICOA has previously announced Wi-Fi service operations for the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) and Sacramento International Airport (SMF). With these four airports deployed, ICOA will offer Wi-Fi service to over 13 million airport passengers per year. About ICOA and ANS ICOA, Inc., (http://www.icoacorp.com/) located in Warwick, RI, is a provider of Public Broadband Internet Access. Its subsidiary, ANS, partners with airports to design, install, operate, maintain, and manage a single, neutral, common- use 802.11x standard WLAN (or Wi-Fi) infrastructure throughout their facility. Airlines, the traveling public and all other constituencies within the airport community are then able to use this secure and efficient wireless infrastructure. ICOA, Inc. owns, operates and manages private networks of Wi-Fi Hot Spots and Internet Terminals (WebCenter3000(TM)). ICOA operates more than 250 Internet-points-of-presence nationwide in airports, conference centers, fast casual restaurants, and marinas. The Company provides fully managed Wi-Fi and wired broadband Internet connectivity, transactions processing, Internet services, and location based content. ICOA currently operates installations at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Savannah Hilton-Head International Airport (SAV), Sporty's FBO at the Clermont County Airport, Rhode Island's Newport Harbor 'Hot Zone', 160+ Panera Bread (http://www.panerabread.com/) locations, Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center and several prestigious hotels. 'Safe Harbor' 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: Erwin Vahlsing, Jr. of ICOA, Inc., +1-401-739-9205 Web site: http://www.icoacorp.com/

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