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Internet service provider (ISP)Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. They may also provide software packages (such as browsers), e-mail accounts, and a personal Web site or home page. ISPs can host Web sites for businesses and can also build the Web sites themselves. ISPs are all connected to each other through network access points, public network facilities on the Internet backbone. Internet service providerSee ISP.
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The Yankee Group recently completed an analysis of the consumer Internet access market and concluded that the fight for the coveted number two position, behind AOL, is intensifying as five powerful Internet service providers wage an all-out war for subscribers and consumer mind share. the wireless technology giant best known for its digital phone network, entered the Internet service provider business, purchasing a 10 percent stake in NetZero for $144 million. A coalition of Internet service providers Monday called for Los Angeles to regulate cable online access, saying a ``hands-off'' policy advocated in a city report would allow large companies like AT&T to monopolize the market. |
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