Definition
Commercial organizations that provide real-time, fee-based access to the Internet through the subscribing individual's personal computer using phone lines, cable TV lines, or a dedicated ISDN line. Users who connect the incoming signal to a wireless router may also connect to the Internet wirelessly via personal computers equipped with that capability. Also included are nonprofits that offer Internet access as well as governmental entities which provide free wireless Internet access within a specified geographic area.
URL Name
BV-9000-3300
Third Level Code
BV-9000
Taxonomy Code
BV-9000.3300
Parent Code
BV-9000
Family Code
B
Second Level Code
BV
Fourth Level Code
BV-9000-3300
Use References
Commercial On-Line Services, ISPs, Public Wi-Fi Coverage, Public WiFi Coverage
Publication Status
Online