ICOA Adds 36th Marina Wi-Fi Zone at San Francisco Yacht Club
October 07 2004 - 10:13AM
PR Newswire (US)
ICOA Adds 36th Marina Wi-Fi Zone at San Francisco Yacht Club
WARWICK, R.I., Oct. 7 /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 iDockUSA division has launched its 36th marina Wi-Fi
zone with the San Francisco Yacht Club. iDockUSA is the largest
provider of marina Wi-Fi zones, currently reaching 20,000 slips.
The San Francisco Yacht Club deployment provides wireless Internet
service to the entire club facility, slips and adjoining public use
facilities. The Wi-Fi service is available throughout the harbor
and over one-quarter mile into San Francisco Bay. San Francisco
Yacht Club general manager Russ Coggeshall said, "ICOA's iDockUSA
division is the clear leader in providing marina hot zones. Our
Yacht Club provides exceptional customer service in all areas for
our members and the iDockUSA solution is in keeping with that high
standard." The San Francisco Yacht Club was recently named one of
the top five Platinum Clubs of America by the Club Leaders Forum.
The forum reviews over 5,000 private clubs in America to select and
honor the finest. Five categories are judged including city,
athletic, country, golf and yachting clubs. This year's other
Platinum Clubs of note in the yachting category include Grosse
Point Yacht Club, Chicago Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht Club, St.
Francis Yacht Club, New York City Yacht Club and Annapolis Yacht
Club. ICOA's president Rick Schiffmann said, "ICOA's neutral-host
broadband wireless solution allows subscribers in the marine
environment to stay in touch, stay informed and stay safe. The
iDockUSA marina hot zone provides more than convenience. It also
provides the capacity to stay in touch with home and office, as
well as obtain in-depth weather reports and charts and receive real
time safety bulletins at the slip, in the parking lot or on the
water." Boaters 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 convenient and
flexible service plans, including a daily rate, and monthly and
yearly subscription services. Rates and subscription plans can be
found by visiting http://www.icoacorp.com/ or
http://www.idockusa.com/ . 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 hot spot 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 445
installations serving more than 20 million patrons, including 400
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), 36 marinas in California and Virginia, and
hot zones in Lexington, KY and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor. 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
presented solely to provide additional information to further
understand the results of ICOA. DATASOURCE: ICOA, Inc. CONTACT:
John Balbach of ICOA, Inc., +1-415-776-6695; or investors, Frank
Hawkins or Julie Marshall, both of Hawk Associates,
+1-305-852-2383, or , for ICOA, Inc. Web site:
http://www.icoacorp.com/ http:/// http://www.hawkassociates.com/
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