WARWICK, R.I., April 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- ICOA, Inc. (OTCBB:ICOA) today announced that its subsidiary, Airport Network Solutions, has been selected to offer Public Broadband Internet Access at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, California.
"We are excited to have been selected by Fresno Yosemite International Airport as their exclusive partner for the deployment of both an airport-wide Wi-Fi network and public Internet access kiosks. We believe that the selection of Airport Network Solutions by Fresno Yosemite International Airport further validates our airport focused Wi-Fi business model," said Rick Schiffmann, CEO of Airport Network Solutions.
"We are excited to offer this new passenger service to both the traveling public and our airport tenants. We believe that this service further serves to distinguish Fresno Yosemite International Airport as a leader in the customer service arena. This is another example of how we are working harder to make FYI the San Joaquin Valley Region's Airport of choice," said Doris Creel, spokeswoman for the airport.
Fresno Yosemite International Airport had nearly 1.1 million passengers in 2003 and anticipates growth of 3% in passenger traffic in 2004. ANS anticipates commercial launch of the network in the next few months.
ICOA has previously announced Wi-Fi service operations for the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) and Sacramento International Airport (SMF). With these four airports deployed, ICOA will offer Wi-Fi service to over 13 million airport passengers per year.
About ICOA and ANS
ICOA, Inc., (www.icoacorp.com) located in Warwick, R.I., is a provider of Public Broadband Internet Access. Its subsidiary, ANS, partners with airports to design, install, operate, maintain, and manage a single, neutral, common-use 802.11x standard WLAN (or Wi-Fi) infrastructure throughout their facility. Airlines, the traveling public and all other constituencies within the airport community are then able to use this secure and efficient wireless infrastructure.
ICOA, Inc. owns, operates and manages private networks of Wi-Fi Hot Spots and Internet Terminals (WebCenter3000(tm)). ICOA operates more than 250 Internet-points-of-presence nationwide in airports, conference centers, fast casual restaurants, and marinas. The Company provides fully managed Wi-Fi and wired broadband Internet connectivity, transactions processing, Internet services, and location based content. ICOA currently operates installations at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Savannah Hilton-Head International Airport (SAV), Sporty's FBO at the Clermont County Airport, Rhode Island's Newport Harbor 'Hot Zone', 160+ Panera Bread (Nasdaq:PNRA) (http://www.panerabread.com) locations, Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center and several prestigious hotels.
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