network provider

Internet service company

A network provider is a company that supplies connectivity services—internet access, cellular phone service, or cable television.

The term emphasizes the infrastructure: Verizon is my network provider.

In healthcare contexts, a network provider is a doctor or facility contracted with an insurance plan: Check if your specialist is a network provider before scheduling.

telecom

carrier

One that transports

4G · 5G · LTE · roaming · data plan · minutes · SMS · prepaid · postpaid · SIM card

internet

ISP

Web access company

DSL · Wi-Fi · modem · router · connectivity · bandwidth · data cap · throttling · streaming · download

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Opposites
service relationship

network providersubscriber

One who enrolls regularly

end user · customer · client · consumer · account holder

infrastructure vs. endpoint

network providerendpoint

Final point reached

terminal · handset · connected device · smartphone · modem

connectivity vs. isolation

network providersignal jammer

Broadcasts interference to block signals

firewall · dead zone · disconnection · network outage

Family

network, provided, provisions, netting, provision, providing, provider, netted, provisional

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