ISP
Internet service provider that gives access to the internet.
An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that provides internet access. ISPs connect homes, businesses and mobile networks to the rest of the internet, and typically operate one or more ASNs to announce their prefixes via BGP.
Many ISPs also provide services such as DNS, email, fiber connections, mobile networks and public IP addresses to their customers.
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- Provides internet access
- Connects customers to the wider internet
- May offer fiber, mobile and broadband services
- Often provides DNS and IP addresses
- Large ISPs operate their own ASNs