82075314 Internet Service Provider

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INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER


An Internet service provider (ISP), also sometimes referred to as an Internet access provider (IAP), is a company that offers its customers access to the Internet. The ISP connects to its customers using a data transmission technology appropriate for delivering Internet Protocol Paradigm, such as dail-up, DSL, cable modem, wireless or dedicated high-speed interconnects.

HISTORY
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Prior to ISPs, access to the Internet required an account at a university or government agency and a working knowledge of Unix The Internet began accepting commercial traffic in the early 1990s The National Science Foundation commissioned four private companies in 1994 to build public Internet access points, and in 1995 the federal government closed its own Internet backbone. Those four public access points— located in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, New Jersey, and Chicago—came under the control of WorldCom, Pacific Bell, Sprint, and Ameritech.

HISTORY
At the beginning of 1995 there were approximately 160 commercial Internet access providers in the United States.  During 1995 the ISP market became more competitive. The dominant ISPs in 1995 were UUNET Technologies (annual revenue of $94 million), Netcom Online Communications Services ($52 million), and PSI Net ($39 million).


TYPES OF ISPS
ISPs mainly are of three types : National Independent ISP  Regional level ISP  Local level ISP

NATIONAL INDEPENDENT ISP
Offers very high speed connections to the internet upto 45mbps  National ISP extent high speed connections to users bypassing the existing telephone nfrastructure  Users connect  Have variety of solutions  Offers value added services


REGIONAL LEVEL ISP
Usually limited to a handful of states.  Can not offer connections all over the country.  Have access points concentrated in their own areas.  Preconfigured software.


LOCAL LEVEL ISP
Offers high speed to users.  Earlier run by technical experts.  Provide 24 hours technical support.  Providing internet new and emails at lower costs.  More innovative and adopt internet applications quickley.


DIFFERNCES BETWEEN ISPS


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The differences between the ISPs can be made with the help of 5 main points that are :Cover Bandwidth Price Access Technical service



Supplementary service

LOGISTICS OF BEING AN ISP
It includes 5 main steps :1. Evaluating and selecting a national/regional service provider 2. Setting up a local technology infrastructure 3. Setting up softwares and dial-up connection lines 4. Technical support and help desk management 5. Targeting and keeping customers

CONCLUSION
To support electronic commerce and on-line businesses an entire new industry called the internet service provider (ISPs) has emerged. These service providers do not offer their own content file rather, they provide a door through which users travel to reach the content

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