| A virtual ISP or Internet service provider (sometimes
abbreviated VISP or vISP) is a company that provides Internet services using
the equipment and facilities of a real Internet Service provider (ISP).
A virtual ISP typically offers the services of the real ISP - such as Web
hosting, e-mail, newsgroup access, domain name provision, and support -
but under its own company or brand name. A number of real ISPs specialize
in providing a virtual ISP setup on a local or wider geographic basis. In
some cases, the ISP offering the virtual ISP setup can also handle billing
and answer support calls for the virtual ISP company under the virtual ISP
name. |
