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== ISP services == ISPs do not operate the [[Internet]]; instead they sell [[access]] to the [[Internet]] to their customers, often [[bundle]]d together with a range of other services, such as [[web]]-based [[email]], telephone (conventional or [[VoIP]]), [[cable television]] and so on. They sit, in other words, near the edges of the [[Internet]], providing a link between the [[end user]] and the [[Internet]]. {{Quote|As the initial destination of the [[physical transport]] provided to [[consumer]]s by their [[communication]] companies, ISPs have [[server]]s, [[router]]s, [[switch]]es, and other [[equipment]] necessary to [[transmit]] [[traffic]] to and from the [[long-haul network]]s — known as the [[Internet backbone|Internet 'backbone']] — which [[connect]] the [[computer]] and [[communications network]]s that are part of the [[Internet]]. ISPs differ in the features and functions they offer to subscribers. While some only provide a [[link]] to the [[Internet]] and an [[e-mail application]], others have additional [[application]]s and direct [[link]]s to [[content]] on the ISP's [[home page]] &mdsh; the first [[Web page]] that [[user]]s see when they [[access]] the ISP.<ref>[[Telecommunications: Technological and Regulatory Factors Affecting Consumer Choice of Internet Providers]], at 9.</ref>}} Small Internet service providers provide service via [[modem]] and an [[integrated services digital network]] ([[ISDN]]), while the larger ones also offer private line hookups (e.g., [[T1]], [[fractional T1]]). ISPs may [[log]] the date, time, account user information, and [[ANI]] ([[Automatic Number Identification]]) or caller line identification at the time of connection. If [[log]]s are kept, they may be kept for a limited time depending on the established policy of the ISP. Currently, no general legal requirement exists for [[log]] preservation; therefore, some ISPs do not store logs at all. There are numerous types of ISPs, including <div style="{{column-count|2}}"> * [[Access ISP]]s * [[Free ISP]]s * [[Hosting ISP]]s * [[Mailbox ISP]]s * [[Transit ISP]]s * [[Virtual ISP]] </div>
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