There is no doubt that the internet is playing a huge role in the world today. As of now, there are as many as five billion internet users in the world. Once you add up all these internet users and take into consideration the total population, you will quickly find out that there will be the majority of people who will be internet users. In other words, if a child is born today, there is a higher likelihood that the child will be an internet user than not. This stat was brought to us by the agency Internet World Stats. Another important statistic is brought to us by another important agency by the name of Statista – an organization that has been reporting relevant statistics for the past decade and a half. This organization has recently published a report that a whopping figure of as many as 35 billion devices on Planet Earth is now connected to the internet. For the purposes of giving you context, this figure is a hundred times bigger than the total population of the United States of America! Want another striking figure about the internet? There are more than seven thousand internet services just in this country. And for clarification purposes, by internet service, we mean a collection of internet plans and packages provided by an entity that is responsible for the distribution of the internet to households all throughout America. An example of internet service would be Xfinity Internet as Xfinity is the company that is responsible for the distribution of the internet to people.
When something is so important in the world, there is bound to be a lot of talk about it. This talk can range from the negative effects of the internet on the kids of today’s world to the most famous application of the globalnetwork we all call the internet. Yet another topic of discussion is the supplier of the internet – the internet service provider. In the case that you are one of the many people who engage in topics like the one we mentioned last, know that it is now time for you to rejoice. We say this with so much confidence as we will be delving deep into the term internet service provider and what we mean by it.
What is an Internet Service Provider?
The purpose of an internet service provider is self-explanatory. A provider means an entity that provides something. On the other hand, a service is a value you generate in return for a specific amount of money. As there are so many people using the internet in the world, it makes all the sense in the world that there is going to be a very large number of internet service providers throughout the world. In fact, according to the World Factbook of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America, there are as many as seven thousand internet service providers just under the territories of our nation in the shadow of the banner of the star-spangled flag.
Here are the famous internet service providers:
Xfinity
Xfinity is a famous internet service provider that provides internet services to as many as thirty-six states in the united states of America. For the people that use the network, Xfinity is as good as an internet service provider can be. It not only has been used by quite a number of people but a lot of devices have been connected to Xfinity as well.
AT & T
AT & T is yet another internet service provider that is prevalent throughout the United States of America. Not only does it have subscribers in the United States but AT & T customers often use the opportunity of having roaming data outside of the country.
Spectrum
In the case that we were supposed to list three of the largest internet service providers in the country, Spectrum would rank as well as AT &T and Xfinity if not better. This is because Spectrum, like the two ISPs mentioned above, has been used by a lot of people for a wide range of internet applications.
Conclusion
This is it for now. We hope this article has given you a better idea of how the internet is distributed amongst the masses through internet service providers.
