Internet service provider

An Internet service provider (often given as ISP for short) is an organization which provides the public access to the global internet, the Internet. Initially, they used modems connected to the public dial-up telephone network to give the users access to their systems; later, pioneered by @Home in the USA, cable TV systems were used, to provide broadband Internet access to home users. More recently, cell-phone service provider networks have provided ISP functionality to users through their smart-phones.

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• Family Feud: AT&T's dual role in the spotlight as Excite@Home winds down operations - a case study in boardroom politics