ICOA Powers 8th Wi-Fi Airport Network With Charleston International Airport (CHS) Airport Network Solutions, an ICOA company, Surpasses 22 Million Annual Passengers Served by Rapidly Growing National Wi-Fi Airport Network WARWICK, R.I., Oct. 27 /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, hotels and metro hot zones, today announced the addition of Charleston International Airport (CHS) to its national neutral-host Wi-Fi network. The Charleston airport serves over 1.6 million passengers annually. The growing ANS network is currently operational in eight airports and serves over 22 million passengers annually. The new high-speed broadband wireless Wi-Fi service for CHS is powered by Airport Network Solutions, an ICOA company, in partnership with Aerolina, a leading provider of broadband Internet access to hotels, parks in the Southeast and to the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's ThinkSpot(TM) hotspot network. The new high-speed broadband wireless Internet network offers passengers at CHS 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. ICOA and Aerolina have partnered to provide design, deployment and maintenance for the network and ICOA will provide ongoing customer care and the full suite of its back-office solutions, including authentication, billing and reporting, from AuthDirect, an ICOA company. The national ICOA-powered airport network includes 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) and Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK). 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 ICOA-powered solution for Charleston International Airport will also allow subscribers of branded services, such as iPass and Boingo, access to the network. "ICOA is pleased to partner with Aerolina in powering this neutral host solution for Charleston International Airport," said ICOA President Rick Schiffmann. "ANS is the leading national provider of airport-wide neutral-host Wi-Fi networks. We look forward to providing Aerolina and CHS with the full complement of ICOA's Wi-Fi expertise and rapidly growing national roaming capabilities." 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, hospitality and metro hot zones. ICOA currently owns, operates or manages over 525 installations serving more than 22 million annual patrons, including 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), Charleston International Airport (CHS), Fresno- Yosemite International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK), 425 Panera Bread locations, 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, e-mail: . 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 Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, both of Hawk Associates, +1-305-852-2383, or , for ICOA, Inc. 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