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Google Not Buying Wi-Fi Hotspot Provider ICOA

The news went out this morning and ICOA's CEO has said it's been reported to authorities.

Reason Staff | 11.26.2012 1:32 PM


It's a long ways from April Fools' Day, but someone had a little fun with fake Google acquisition news today.

According to a press release on PRWeb, Google bought Wi-Fi provider ICOA for $400 million. The trouble is the press release isn't real, according to ICOA.

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