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About ICOA, Inc.

ICOA, Inc., (OTCBB:ICOA) located in Warwick, RI, is a leading provider of Neutral-Host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high traffic public locations. ICOA, Inc. 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 410 installations serving more than 20 million, including 325 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), 33 Marinas in California and Rhode Island`s Newport Harbor `Hot Zone`. For additional information, please visit www.icoacorp.com.




Homepage:

http://www.icoacorp.com/



Current Transfer Agent Share Information as of 7/30/2004.

99999 Highest certificate number

788 Number of active stockholders

150,000,000 authorized shares

133,195,571 Total Regular Shares

14,339,710 Total Restricted Shares

147,535,281 Total Shares Outstanding

133,195,571 free-trading "float" shares



News der letzten Tage:


08/26/2004 (10:39 ET) ICOA Closes Roaming Agreement with iPass - PrimeZone Media Network
08/26/2004 (10:17 ET) ICOA Closes Roaming Agreement with iPass - PR Newswire
08/24/2004 (10:26 ET) ICOA Adds Seasoned Sales Executive - PrimeZone Media Network
08/24/2004 (10:10 ET) ICOA Adds Seasoned Sales Executive - PR Newswire
08/20/2004 (15:09 ET) ICOA Reports Record Q204 Gross Margin and Revenue Results - PrimeZone Media Network
08/20/2004 (14:50 ET) ICOA: Q2 Results (1c) vs 0c; No Guidance - Knobias
08/20/2004 (14:46 ET) ICOA Reports Record Q204 Gross Margin and Revenue Results - PR Newswire
08/20/2004 (14:17 ET) ICOA: Filed New Form 10QSB - Edgar
08/19/2004 (09:38 ET) ICOA Strengthens Senior Management Team - PrimeZone Media Network
08/19/2004 (09:05 ET) ICOA Strengthens Senior Management Team - PR Newswire
08/17/2004 (10:27 ET) ICOA: Filed New Form NT 10-Q - Edgar
08/04/2004 (10:00 ET) Boingo Wireless and ICOA Expand Wi-Fi Roaming Relationship to Include Complete Network of Regional Airports - PR Newswire
08/03/2004 (07:01 ET) Panera Bread Operating Largest Free Hotspot Network in U.S. - PR Newswire
07/29/2004 (15:24 ET) ICOA: Filed New Form PRE 14A - Edgar
07/29/2004 (08:30 ET) ICOA Launches New Marina Hot Zone - PrimeZone Media Network
07/28/2004 (13:04 ET) ICOA Launches New Marina Hot Zone - PR Newswire


Icoa ist in den letzten Tagen schon gut gelaufen,meiner Meinung nach war das allerdings erst der Anfang.

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Pick #4: ICOA

Buy at .04-.05, Sell at .08 + (Short/Long Term Hold) In-Play

ICOA, Inc. is becoming the topic of conversation in many of the forums on the Internet, and for good reason. ICOA, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA - News) located in Warwick, RI, is a provider of neutral host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in public locations. ICOA, Inc. 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 410 installations, including 325 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), 34 Marinas in California and "Hot Zones" in Rhode Island`s Newport Harbor and Boston`s South Harbor. For additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com. In recent news, the company had announced record revenues, a 242% increase in the 2nd quarter, and a 607% increase year-to-date. In addition, they have just closed a roaming agreement with iPass, and if you`ll take a look at a 3-month stock chart http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=ICOA.OB&t=3m , you will notice a sharp increase in price from .025-.06. Our analysts project the stock will dip to around .04-.05, and rebound upwards to .08. If you do place to pick up a few shares, be sure to buy in the dip! You might also want to place limit orders.

Check out recent company news, quotes & a chart here: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ICOA.OB

ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA - News), a provider of broadband Internet access solutions in high traffic public locations, reported record financial results for its second quarter, ended June 30, 2004, as the Company continued to execute on its growth strategy. For the quarter ended June 30, 2004, the company generated revenue of $338,389 and reported its first positive gross margin of $17,457.
Second quarter revenue of $338,389 represents an increase of 242% over first quarter revenue of $140,040 and year to date revenue of $478,429 representing a 607% increase versus the $67,682 of revenue reported for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The gross margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 was $17,458 versus a loss of ($88,398) for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 the gross margin was ($29,085) versus ($150,723) for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increases result from an increase in equipment sales and growth of transaction service revenue. With the revenue growth, the net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, increased to $711,142 from $429,647 for the comparable prior year period. At the end of the second quarter, the company had cash on hand of $410,932 and total assets of $1,861,993. Complete results can be found in the company`s Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"I am extremely pleased to report our strongest financial and execution results to date," said George Strouthopoulos, CEO. "We expanded our network operations into over 410 locations, closed another key acquisition, continued cleaning up our balance sheet, reduced old debt, built the foundation of our emerging new management team, and recorded a significant increase in operating revenue and a positive gross margin."

Check out their recent press releases:

• ICOA Closes Roaming Agreement with iPass
Thu, Aug 26 - PR Newswire
• ICOA Adds Seasoned Sales Executive
Tue, Aug 24 - PR Newswire
• ICOA Reports Record Q204 Gross Margin and Revenue Results
Fri, Aug 20 - PR Newswire
• ICOA INC Files SEC form 10QSB, Quarterly Report
Fri, Aug 20 - EDGAR Online
• ICOA Strengthens Senior Management Team
Thu, Aug 19 - PR Newswire
• Boingo Wireless and ICOA Expand Wi-Fi Roaming Relationship to Include Complete Network of Regional Airports
Wed, Aug 4 - PR Newswire
• Panera Bread Operating Largest Free Hotspot Network in U.S.
Tue, Aug 3 - PR Newswire
• ICOA Launches New Marina Hot Zone
Thu, Jul 29 - PrimeZone Media Network
• ICOA Launches New Marina Hot Zone
Wed, Jul 28 - PR Newswire
• ICOA Reports Q2 Revenues Up 140%
Thu, Jul 15 - PR Newswire


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News


WARWICK, R.I., Sep 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA), a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants and marinas, announced today that it has engaged Hawk Associates to provide investor relations and financial media relations.

Hawk Associates CEO Frank N. Hawkins, Jr. said, "ICOA is focused on rapidly growing the company through highly-screened and complementary acquisitions and scalable organic growth from its vertically-focused subsidiaries serving airports, restaurants, marinas and hospitality locations such as hotels and convention centers. In addition to seven airports and 34 marinas, ICOA manages the largest non-subscriber Wi-Fi network in the U.S. for Panera Bread in over 325 quick casual restaurant locations. The company`s neutral-host open architecture solutions allow the rapidly growing customer base of major aggregators, such as iPass and Boingo, integrated roaming access to ICOA-powered locations. ICOA`s highly experienced management team has begun to execute its plan for growth through vertical expansion and targeted acquisitions and we look forward to helping communicate new developments to investors."



George Strouthopoulos, chief executive officer of ICOA, said, "Hawk Associates is the premier investor relations agency working with microcap companies on Wall Street today. Frank Hawkins and Julie Marshall and the Hawk team have a strong track record of introducing microcap companies to the investment community and building a highly effective investor communications program. We look forward to working with them as we execute ICOA`s strategy for growth."

About ICOA, Inc.

ICOA, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: ICOA) located in Warwick, RI, is a leading provider of neutral-host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high traffic public locations. ICOA, Inc. 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 410 installations serving more than 20 million, including 325 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), 34 Marinas in California and Rhode Island`s Newport Harbor `Hot Zone`. 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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm .

About Hawk Associates, Inc.

Hawk Associates is a full-service national investor relations and financial media relations consulting firm serving clients in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Canada.

For more information, contact John Balbach at 415-776-6695. For investor relations information, contact Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, Hawk Associates, at [phone], email: [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.

SOURCE Hawk Associates, Inc.

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ICOA Acquires AuthDirect to Integrate Final Component of Total Wi-Fi Value Chain


WARWICK, R.I., Sep 9, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ICOA, Inc. (ICOA) , a leading provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in airports, restaurants and marinas, announced today that it has acquired AuthDirect, Inc., a privately held San Jose, CA company that provides flexible and customized service management platforms for Wi-Fi hotspot service providers and operators.

ICOA EVP Rick Schiffmann said, "The acquisition of AuthDirect cements ICOA`s strategy to be a fully integrated neutral-host supplier of end-to-end Wi-Fi services. The AuthDirect acquisition adds a full suite of back-end OSS/AAA managed services to our existing capabilities in site surveys, site architecture, procurement, installation, branded in-venue marketing, roaming, maintenance and 24/7 customer support of turn-key neutral-host broadband wireless services. AuthDirect`s OSS platform is best in class, is scalable and will support the evolution of this emerging industry."

AuthDirect`s industry-leading service management platform, TollBooth(TM), includes total customized branding, credit card merchant gateway integration and flexibility to incorporate access control devices from over 15 hardware manufacturers. Over the last year, AuthDirect`s service management platform powered McDonald`s restaurant hotspots and provided value-added management services for Barnes & Noble, Tully`s Coffee and Taco Bell hotspots managed by Cometa Networks.

ICOA CEO George Strouthopoulos said, "This acquisition significantly enhances our offerings, strengthens our operational leverage and creates a robust solution of integrated services to current and new customers. We warmly welcome the addition of the AuthDirect team to the ICOA family."

AuthDirect Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Quaintance said, "AuthDirect was approached by numerous suitors within the rapidly growing broadband wireless industry who recognized the superior value of our platform. We look forward to working with ICOA`s world-class team and contributing our platform to ICOA`s rapidly growing national infrastructure, as well as its well established network operating center (NOC) and its sales, marketing and capital facilities."

Effective immediately, AuthDirect will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of ICOA, Inc. AuthDirect`s OSS/AAA platform, TollBooth(TM) will be offered as a stand-alone product, but will also power all ICOA customer solutions in airport, restaurant, marina, convention center, hospitality and Metro Hot Zone verticals.

About AuthDirect

AuthDirect, Inc. (http://www.authdirect.com) provides powerful, scalable and tailorable service management and billing services products to customers, carriers and wireless operators in the global hotspot market. TollBooth(TM), the company`s premier product, eliminates the three main stumbling blocks to hotspot proliferation -- hardware costs, infrastructure costs and closed proprietary solutions.

About ICOA, Inc.

ICOA, Inc., (ICOA) located in Warwick, RI, is a leading provider of neutral-host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high traffic public locations. ICOA, Inc. 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 410 installations serving more than 20 million patrons, including 325 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), 34 marinas in California and Rhode Island`s Newport Harbor `Hot Zone.` 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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">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 [phone], email: [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.

SOURCE ICOA, Inc.

John Balbach, [phone], for ICOA, Inc.; or for investor
relations information, Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, both of Hawk
Associates, [phone], or [e-mail], for ICOA, Inc.


http://www.icoacorp.com

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ICOA Wi-Fi Managed Services Selected for New Hot Zone over Lexington, KY
via COMTEX

September 22, 2004

WARWICK, R.I., Sep 22, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --

ICOA, Inc. (OTC 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."