ICOA Launches 7th Airport Wi-Fi Network With Killeen-Ft. Hood Regional Airport (GRK)
September 20 2004 - 10:14AM
PR Newswire (US)
ICOA Launches 7th Airport Wi-Fi Network With Killeen-Ft. Hood
Regional Airport (GRK) ICOA Airport Division Reaches Over 20
Million Passengers WARWICK, Rhode Island and KILLEEN, Texas, Sept.
20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC:ICOA) (BULLETIN BOARD:
ICOA) and the city of Killeen announced today the unveiling of a
new neutral-host high-speed broadband wireless network throughout
the entire Killeen-Ft. Hood Regional Airport (GRK), serving GRK's
passengers as well as airlines and other airport tenants. The new
network offers passengers at GRK secure, affordable and convenient
wireless Internet access from anywhere in the terminal and will
provide WLAN services for airport administration and operations
functions, airlines and airport concessionaires. The launch also
included the installation of public access Internet kiosks,
allowing passengers without Wi-Fi enabled devices such as laptops
or PDAs, to conveniently access the Internet, their corporate
servers, email and browse the web. With the deployment of GRK,
ICOA's Airport Network Solutions subsidiary now serves over 20
million airport passengers per year through airport-wide
neutral-host Wi-Fi networks also located in Greater Baton Rouge
Louisiana Airport (BTR), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton
Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International
Airport (FYI), Spokane International Airport (GEG) and Sacramento
International Airport (SMF). "We are excited to partner with
industry-leader ICOA to offer high-speed wireless Internet access
for our airline passengers at Killeen-Ft. Hood Regional Airport,"
said Don Christian, Director of Aviation. "GRK is a new, state of
the art airport with facilities and infrastructure serving the
needs of business travelers today and tomorrow, our armed services
and the local community. We are committed to providing outstanding
customer service and cost effective services, which improve
productivity, reduce costs and enhance our passengers' travel
experience. The addition of public wireless Internet access is a
natural extension of this continuing commitment and an exciting new
service for our passengers, vendors and tenants. " Passengers with
Wi-Fi enabled laptops or PDAs can connect to the Internet to check
their e-mail, access their corporate servers, download important
documents and surf the Web, with unlimited access from anywhere in
the airport for only $6.95 per day. Airport information such as
flight schedules, ground transportation information, passenger
services and security bulletins can also be accessed at no charge.
The new public wireless Internet service is available throughout
the entire terminal and does not require users to install or use
proprietary software. As a neutral-host network, the Killeen-Ft.
Hood Regional Airport/ICOA solution will also allow subscribers of
branded services, such as iPass and Boingo, access to the network.
"With the launch of Killeen as our seventh airport, ICOA is
emerging as a major airport Wi-Fi network provider," said ICOA
executive vice president Rick Schiffmann. "Our airport-wide
approach makes it more convenient for passengers to connect
instantly in all public areas of the airport rather than having to
'sniff out' limited hotspots and allows the airport authority to
securely and cost-effectively offer and manage WLAN services to all
tenants." About ICOA, Inc. ICOA, Inc., (OTC:ICOA) (BULLETIN BOARD:
ICOA) located in Warwick, RI, is a leading provider of Neutral-Host
wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high traffic
public locations. ICOA, Inc. provides design, installation,
operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use
802.11x standard WLAN Wi-Fi hotspot and Hot Zone infrastructure
throughout airport facilities, quick service restaurants, marinas
and hospitality locations, as well as high-speed Internet terminals
(WebCenter3000(TM)). ICOA currently operates or manages over 430
installations serving more than 20 million patrons, including 380
Panera Bread locations, the San Francisco International Airport
(SFO), 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), 35 marinas in California and Virginia and
Rhode Island's Newport Harbor 'Hot Zone'. For additional
information, please 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 John Balbach at 415-776-6695. For investor
relations information, contact Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall,
Hawk Associates, at (305) 852-2383, email: . Detailed information
about ICOA, Inc. can be found on the website
http://www.icoacorp.com/. An online investor kit containing ICOA
press releases, SEC filings, current price Level II 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
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