ICOA Signs Managed Services Contract With Leading Carolina Region Wi-Fi Operator Aerolina WARWICK, R.I., Jan. 6 /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 AuthDirect and QGo divisions have signed a contract with Aerolina, a wireless Internet provider serving the Carolinas, to provide the full suite of managed services, including billing, authentication, remote management, reporting and customer care and call center. Aerolina, in concert with the Greater Charleston Chamber of Commerce, powers the ThinkSpot(TM) network of Wi-Fi hotspots, located in numerous hotels, restaurants and cafes, the Charleston Airport, marinas and a hot zone in downtown Charleston. A privately held company, Aerolina's ThinkSpot network is expanding throughout the Carolinas. Aerolina's network was previously serviced by Pronto Networks. AuthDirect, Inc. ( http://www.authdirect.com/ ) provides powerful, scalable and flexible service management and billing services products to customers, carriers and wireless operators in the global hotspot market. TollBooth(TM) is the company's premier product and recently won JupiterMedia's Best of Show award. Auth Direct eliminates the three main stumbling blocks to hotspot proliferation -- hardware costs, infrastructure costs and closed proprietary solutions. Aerolina co-founder Scott Adams said, "As Aerolina continues our growth as the leading regional provider of wireless broadband solutions, we required a new partner with the capacity and expertise to scale with us, yet be flexible to our unique needs." Aerolina co-founder Mike Clark said, "ICOA's AuthDirect managed services solution, Tollbooth(TM), is a robust, scalable and flexible platform and we are delighted to partner with their team." Dennis diBattista, ICOA's vice president of sales, said, "ICOA is pleased to be serving all the back office and call center needs of regional leader Aerolina. The Aerolina ThinkSpot network services a diverse client base in a rapidly growing region and we look forward to providing Aerolina with the full suite of ICOA's scalable solutions." About ICOA, Inc. Headquartered in Warwick, R.I., 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 hot zone locations. ICOA currently owns or operates over 700 broadband access installations in high-traffic locations serving tens of millions of annual patrons, including the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, La. Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK), 450 Panera Bread locations, 40 marinas in California and Virginia, and hot zones in Lexington, Ky. and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor. For additional information, 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 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: Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, both of Hawk Associates, +1-305-852-2383, or e-mail: , for ICOA Web site: http://www.icoacorp.com/

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