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ISP
Last modified: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 

Short for Internet Service Provider, a company that provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives you a software package, username, password and access phone number. Equipped with a modem, you can then log on to the Internet and browse the World Wide Web and USENET, and send and receive e-mail.

In addition to serving individuals, ISPs also serve large companies, providing a direct connection from the company's networks to the Internet. ISPs themselves are connected to one another through Network Access Points (NAPs).

ISPs are also called IAPs (Internet Access Providers).

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Application Service Providers (ASPs)

Internet Access

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related terms

Aloha

Application Service Provider

AUP

backbone provider

CLEC

CMTS

dial-up access

DirecPC

DMCA

e-mail

IAP

ILEC

Internet

last mile

MAE

NAP

NSP

peering

RADIUS

shared loop

T-1 carrier

T-3 carrier

USENET

virtual ISP

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