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An [Acronym] for __I__nternet __S__ervice __P__rovider.

An organisation whose main activity is to provide a broad range of [InterNet] services, usually to the retail market. Common services include [DialUp|DialUpNotes] connections, [ADSL] connections, [WebServer]s hosting their members' [WebSite]s, a [WebProxy], [Email] servers, [NTP] servers, [NNTP] servers, [DNS] servers, [FTP] servers (often mirrors of software archives), games servers, ...

See also IspFlames. Compare [IAP].

Without getting into nit-picks about ISP/IAP differences thankyouverymuch, here are some local (Waikato and New Zealand) ISPs. Please don't add subjective comments - that's what IspFlames is for. Unless specified otherwise, the ISPs are NZ wide (thanks to the 0867/[IPNet] network).

* Actrix
* CityLink, the fibre network round central Wellington/Auckland
* Clear Net (now part of [TelstraClear])
* [Data Solutions|http://www.datasolutions.net.nz]
* [ICONZ] (temporarily called [AsiaOnLine])
* [IHUG]
* Maxnet
* Morenet/Nettel
* NetStreamInternet
* [Orcon]
* Paradise.net (now part of [TelstraClear])
* QSI (Quick Silver)
* Saturn (cable service) (now part of [TelstraClear])
* [Supra Networks|http://www.supra.net.nz/]
* Walker Wireless (now WooshWireless)
* [Wave Internet|http://www.wave.co.nz] (probably Hamilton's second ISP, now part of [IHUG])
* [WISE Net|http://wise.net.nz] - Also provide wireless services in the Wairarapa
* WorldNet
* [Xtra]

!! [WirelessNetwork]ing providers in Hamilton:
* WiredCountry (in Hamilton, provided by [ICONZ]) - uses the old !GoLive wireless network.  Used to be flat rate until KyleCarter leeched it all.  Now starts at $69.95/month for 512kbit, 5GB cap - see http://www.ezysurf.co.nz/wireless.php (current as of 9 Jul 2005) or http://www.iconz.co.nz/bus_wiredcountry.php for business connections.
* [Satlan|http://www.satlan.co.nz] - Starts at $ 60.00/month
* [Xtra] provide a Wireless JetStream service - http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/0,,203313-202321,00.html

!! The following are new defunct:
* MidlandInternetLimited (probably Hamilton's first ISP)
* [ZFree] (now part of [TelstraClear])
* KiwiNET (now part of [Orcon])

!! There are also some international [ISP]s of historical note:
* [UUNET], now part of [MCI], was the first ever ISP and still a major provider of wholesale services
* [AOL] was one of the first [ISP]s to mass market InterNet access to the public.

There is a nice map of NZ [ISP] connectivity at http://ispmap.co.nz/
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