INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDER
\ˈɪntənˌɛt ˈaksɛs pɹəvˈa͡ɪdə], \ˈɪntənˌɛt ˈaksɛs pɹəvˈaɪdə], \ˈɪ_n_t_ə_n_ˌɛ_t ˈa_k_s_ɛ_s p_ɹ_ə_v_ˈaɪ_d_ə]\
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(IAP) A company or other origanisationwhich provides access to the Internet to businesses and/orconsumers. An IAP purchases an Internet link from anothercompany that has a direct link to the Internet and resellsportions of that bandwidth to the general public.For example, an IAP may purchase a T1 link (1.544Mb/s) andresell that bandwidth in chunks consisting of ISDN (64Kb/s,128Kb/s) and analog modems (14.4Kb/s, 28.8Kb/s). The IAP'scustomer base is likely to include both businesses andindividuals. Individual customers usually connect to the IAPvia a modem and telephone line to a (preferably local) pointof presence.An IAP may also be an Internet Service Provider.
By Denis Howe
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