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title: "What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?"  
description: "What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-04-29  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97025/what-is-an-internet-service-provider-isp  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "internet", "networking"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

What is an Internet [Service Provider](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83937/words-about-mindstick-a-digital-marketing-service-provider) ([ISP](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49882/if-i-used-pppoe-software-provided-by-isp-how-do-i-use-this-software-with-mac-os-x))?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- An **[Internet](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50453/how-to-fix-an-iphone-x-that-cannot-access-internet-even-if-connected-to-wi-fi-network) service [provider](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92701/who-is-the-best-telecom-solution-provider) (ISP)** is a corporation that provides both personal and business customers with Internet connectivity. For a price, ISPs allow their clients to browse the web, shop online, conduct business, and communicate with family and friends. Other services that ISPs may offer include email, domain registration, web hosting, and browser packages.
- Based on the services it provides, an ISP may also be referred to as an information service provider, a storage service provider, an [Internet service](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12030/netgear-extender-internet-service-phone-number) provider (INSP), or any combination of these terms.
- A corporation that provides web connectivity to both businesses and consumers is known as an Internet service provider (ISP).
- Other services that ISPs may offer include email, domain registration, web hosting, and browser services.
- An Internet service provider (ISP) can be classified as an information service provider, a storage service provider, an Internet network service provider (INSP), or a combination of the three.

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