ICOA Wi-Fi Managed Services Selected for New Hot Zone over Lexington, KY WARWICK, R.I., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC:ICOA) (BULLETIN BOARD: ICOA) , a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants, marinas and Hot Zones, announced today that its QGo and AuthDirect subsidiaries are have been selected to power the new 2.68 square mile Wi-Fi Hot Zone in Lexington, Kentucky. The new fixed-wireless solution is operated by Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc. The 2.68 square mile coverage area, utilizing Vivato equipment, is the first step in Lexington Wi-Fi's planned expansion to more than 80 square miles of Fayette County, Kentucky. The initial deployment covers the Beaumont Farms area off Harrodsburg Road and includes a business district, shops, restaurants, two residential neighborhoods and a 500-unit apartment complex. ICOA's subsidiaries QGo and AuthDirect are providing complete turn-key managed services to Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc., including design, deployment, testing, OSS, billing and credit card authorization and customer care. Other customers of ICOA's complete turn-key managed services include over 380 Panera Bread locations in 31 states, select Au Bon Pain locations in Miami, select Briazz Cafes in Seattle and hospitality locations including the Mayflower Hotel in New York and the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown, Massachusetts. "This exciting Hot Zone deployment with Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc. is a showcase of ICOA's strategy to provide the full suite of Wi-Fi services and the synergies we are creating between our subsidiaries," said ICOA executive vice president Rick Schiffmann. "ICOA solutions power not only hot spots, but demonstrate our strengthening expertise in the emerging hot zone and fixed wireless verticals utilizing 802.11x standards of today, as well as positioning us to deploy the emerging 802.16 (Wi-Max) standards of tomorrow." The Lexington Wi-Fi Hot Zone can be accessed using desktop, laptop or PDAs equipped with readily available 802.11 standards. The Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc. service is available on a daily or weekly plan or a monthly subscription. Rates and plan details are available by visiting http://www.lexwifi.com/. "We are pleased to be partnering with industry leader ICOA for our first Hot Zone deployment," said Lexington Wi-Fi President and CEO Mark Sievers. "The complete turn-key ICOA Managed Services solution is a cost-effective and robust platform and allows us to quickly scale our network offerings." About ICOA, Inc. Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ICOA, Inc. is a leading 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 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, including 385 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, Virginia and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor Hot Zone. For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com/ . About Lexington Wi-Fi, Inc. Lexington WiFi, Inc. is a central Kentucky-based start-up Wi-Fi technology company that offers extended-range wireless internet service in its deployment area. It uses cutting-edge technology from http://www.vivato.net/ and is owned by a group of local investors including Mr. Sievers. It also provides Wi-Fi and other wireless consulting and implementation services. 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 presented solely to provide additional information to further understand the results of ICOA. DATASOURCE: ICOA, Inc. CONTACT: John Balbach, +1-415-776-6695, or investor relations, Frank Hawkins, or Julie Marshall, both of Hawk Associates, +1-305-852-2383, or , all for ICOA Web site: http://www.icoacorp.com/ http://www.lexwifi.com/ http://www.vivato.net/

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