These are businesses entities that connect homes and businesses to the internet and offer related services -they are companies that offer telecommunication services including telephone connection and data communication access.

Today, many companies that started off as telephone service providers offer internet services. Internet service providers or simply ISPs may be privately owned, non-profit, community-owned or commercial entities.

Different Types of ISPs

Access ISPs

Use different technologies to connect users to their network i.e. dial-up, broadband, fiber, cable, DSL and satellite. Some offer hosting and services associated with email.

Mailbox ISPs

These companies offer mailbox hosting services and email servers to receive, send and store emails. Some also serve as access providers.

Hosting ISPs

They offer File Transfer Protocol (FTP), email, virtual machines, cloud, physical servers, and web-hosting services.

Virtual ISPs

They buy services from other ISPs to provide internet access to their end users.

Free ISPs

This free internet service comes with advertisement displays when users connect to the network.

Services Offered By an Internet Service Provider

Services offered by an ISP include internet access, domain name registration, hosting.

There are a number of factors to consider when choosing an internet service provider. What type of connection is available in your area? What speeds (download and upload) will I get to suit my home internet needs? What is the price of the internet packages?

When choosing an ISP, you must compare location, bandwidth, and pricing with other service providers to make sure that you get the best deal.

GTA Telecom is an Internet Service Provider that offers the best home internet in Ontario. We give you fast internet speeds at affordable rates. Contact us to get the best rates.