internet providers

Online access sellers

Internet providers are companies that supply access to the internet, connecting homes and businesses to the global network.

Also called internet service providers or ISPs.

The term often appears in discussions of pricing, speed, and service quality: I'm switching internet providers because mine keeps going out.

Cable companies, phone companies, and fiber-optic services all function as internet providers.

Related

modem · cable · fiber · DSL · connection · streaming · buffering · Comcast · Verizon · customer service · tech support · service outage · hotspot · wireless · download · upload · outage · net neutrality

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Opposites
service provision role

internet providerscustomers

People who purchase goods

end users · consumers · subscribers · clients · households

connectivity vs. infrastructure

internet providersinternet connection

internet service · network access · bandwidth · connectivity

connectivity vs. disconnection

internet providerscensors

Those who suppress content

firewalls · signal jammers

Family

internet, providers, inter, netted, netting, network, networked, networking, networks

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G