Information for Internet Access Providers

This page contains information of use to Internet access providers, or people who are considering starting an Internet access provider.

Contents of this page

• Listing an Access Provider
• General Information
• Mailing Lists
• Organizations

Contents of this site:

1. Index of the Internet Access Provider Meta-List
   USA × Canada × Other Countries / Worldwide × Traveling × Free Access
2. How to Use this Meta-List
3. How to Choose an Internet Access Provider
4. Other Resources for Finding Internet Access Providers
5. Information for Internet Access Providers (Including how to become a provider)
6. Shortcut to finding a provider
7. I need your help

Listing an Access Provider

Please add your service to any and all access providers lists, but please don't send the information to me. This Meta-List point to lists of providers, not individual Internet providers. If you know of a list of providers let me know.

Many of the provider lists provided free listings, but some charge (at least, at some time in the past, some of these lists charged for listings), require membership in an organization, or have other special requirements for a listing. You need to contact the lists yourself to determine the conditions for being listed.

When you register with Yahoo remember that there are several potential Yahoo lists that cover Internet access providers in your country, state, and city. Add your service to each Yahoo list that exists for your area. (Yahoo has been cleaning up the provider lists over time, along with every other part of their hierarchy, so don't be surprised is you only find one appropriate list.)

Each provider list has a different format -- send them as much information as you can reasonably fit into their format. Once you do get added, please audit all your listings regularly and keep them up to date! Incomplete or inaccurate listings annoy potential customers.

Other places to advertise

See my other resources page for other methods people will use to locate providers. You want people using those search methods to find out about your service.

General Information

• FAQ on how to become an Internet access provider by David Dennis. [Visited 16 June 2000. Modified 19 March 1999.]
• So you wanna be an Internet Service Provider (ISP) [Visited 31 December 1998. Modified 15 October 1998.]
• Google: Starting and ISP [Visited 18 February 2002. No modification date noted.]
• Becoming an Internet Service Provider by Rob Kolstad. [Visited 18 February 2002. No modification date noted.]
• The Web Host Industry Review (Canada) [Visited 20 June 2001. No modification date noted.]
• MicroWeb Technology ISP page [Visited 4 November 1997. Modified 21 September 1997.]
• ISP Resources Channel
  Part of Internet.com. [Visited 31 May 1999. No modification date noted.]
• ISPworld [Visited 18 March 2002. No modification date noted.]
• ISPCON Described as `The Only Trade Show Dedicated to the Internet Service Provider'. [Visited 13 May 2001. No modification date noted.]
• Network Startup Resource Center
  Information on existing networks and how to set up networks in developing countries. Each country page has information on the state of existing networks and contact information. [Visited 31 May 1999. No modification date noted.]

Mailing Lists

• The ISP Marketing mailing list. To subscribe, send mail containing `subscribe isp-marketing' to majordomo@sparknet.net .
• ISPs running Debian. To subscribe, send mail containing `subscribe' to debian-isp-request@linux.it . [List exists 12 October 1997.]

Organizations

• Internet Service Providers' Consortium (ISP/C) [Visited 8 February 2000. No modification date noted.]
• IOPS (Internet Operators) [Visited 8 February 2000. No modification date noted.]
• Yahoo > Computers and Internet > Internet > Organizations [Visited 21 August 2000. No modification date noted.]

• Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) [Visited 14 May 1999. No modification date noted.]
• British Columbia Internet Association (BCIA) [Visited 14 May 1999. No modification date noted.]
• Internet Services Providers Association of the UK (ISPA-uk) [Visited 29 May 1997. Modified December 1997.]
• United States
  • Florida Internet Service Providers Association [Visited 29 May 1997. Modified 7 January 1998.]
  • Mississippi Internet Service Providers Association [Visited 1 March 1999. No modification date noted.]
  • Oregon Internet Service Providers Association (ORISPA) [Visited 9 March 1999. No modification date noted.]
  • Internet Professionals Northwest (IPN) [Visited 9 March 1999. No modification date noted.]

Did I miss a list?

what else I should add to this site. Send any corrections, complaints, commendations, condemnations, coordinates of new lists, or comments on how to improve this site to .

This page is maintained by B.J. Herbison. See the Herbison Consulting index. Copyright © 1995-2009 by B.J. Herbison. Last modified 09:19 Saturday 28 March 2009.