ICOA Launches 40th Marina Wi-Fi Hot Zone With Port of Oakland WARWICK, R.I., Jan. 13 /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 iDock division launched its 40th marina Wi-Fi hot zone at Almar Marinas' Central Basin in the Port of Oakland. ICOA also announced its plans to expand its coverage over the entire Port of Oakland marina facility during the first quarter of 2005. iDockUSA is the largest provider of marina Wi-Fi zones in the United States, currently reaching more than 20,000 slips with broadband wireless coverage. With long-term, multi-year contracts, iDock already provides broadband wireless coverage to the Port of Oakland's Jack London Square Marina and will expand service in the first quarter of 2005 to all Port of Oakland marina facilities, including Union Point Basin and North Basin to reach more than 400 additional slips. The new deployment in the Port of Oakland provides wireless Internet service to the entire Central Basin facility, slips and adjoining public-use facilities. The Port of Oakland marinas are managed by Almar Marinas. ICOA President Rick Schiffmann said, "ICOA's broadband wireless solution allows subscribers in the marine environment to stay in touch, stay informed and stay safe. The iDockUSA marina Wi-Fi 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 or 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, 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 750 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. 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 Level II price 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 ., for ICOA, Inc. Web site: http://www.icoacorp.com/ http://www.idockusa.com/ http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm http://www.hawkassociates.com/ http://www.hawkmicrocaps.com/

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