What is Internet service provider?
{{nosources|date=April 2009}} An '''Internet service provider''', or '''ISP''', maintains, installs and provides internet connection to residential or commercial areas. Some examples of '''ISP '''clients include - homes, coffee shops, hotels, libraries, offices. They usually charge a fee for installing the connection and a monthly fee for maintaining it. The [[internet]] is basically a web of '''inter'''connected '''net'''works - which are maintained by a huge number of different ISPs. They keep connected around the world by giving their [[client]]s access to other ISP networks. This is called [[peering]].<ref>{{cite IETF |RFC=4271 |title=A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)}}</ref> Many ISPs have other services such as [[Electronic mail|e-mail]] and [[web hosting service]]. ISPs offer different types of connections such as [[dial-up]], [[DSL]], through [[optical fiber]] wires, through a [[cable television]] connection, or [[wireless]]. [[Communications satellite]] connections are used mainly in remote areas. Dial-up is the slowest connection, while a direct fiber-optic connection is usually the fastest. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Internet service providers| ]]