Build Yourself an ISP

Overview

As an ISP you will offer a service which generally includes some kind of access to the Internet. This can be through dial-up modems, DSL, cable, wireless...you name it! There are two ways of becoming an ISP. One is becoming a Virtual ISP which is reselling another ISP’s service under your own name. The other way is becoming a facilities based provider which means you own and operate the physical pieces which make up your network. By becoming a facilities based provider you’ll get some routers and servers, an upstream Internet connection and some phone lines. The number one service a provider offers is dial-up modem access. The center of being an ISP is the Internet and the foremost service is Dial-up modem access, with just a few pieces of equipment you too can build yourself an ISP.