An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides access to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections for clients. ISPs can be either community-owned and non-profit, or privately owned and for-profit. ISPs also lease server space for businesses and individuals or provide bandwidth for hosting ISPs to connect to access ISPs.

1. Internet service provider
An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides access to the Internet.
Internet service providers can be either community-owned and non-profit, or privately
owned and for-profit.
Access ISPs directly connect clients to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-
optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and other
people (colocation). Transit ISPs provide large amounts of bandwidth for connecting
hosting ISPs to access ISPs