How to become a small ISP

How do internet service providers connect to the internet, where do they
get their internet from. can i become an ISP by reselling an established
internet connection if not then can i purchase the internet to resell
it.
hope you can help
thanks


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martynodonnell <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> How do internet service providers connect to the internet, where do they
> get their internet from.

Mine lives in the cupboard, and I get it out on Thursdays to polish it.


> can i purchase the internet to resell it.

The Internet is a collection of co-operating networks. In principle,
if you connect your bit to everyone else's then it becomes part of
the Internet.

To do this in practical terms requires you setting up a transit/carrier
agreement with one or two of the big providers. Or, as you pointed out
in your original post, simply resell an existing ISP's services.

Chris

martynodonnell wrote:
> How do internet service providers connect to the internet, where do they
> get their internet from.

They buy backhaul connectivity from a larger ISP, and ultimately from
the really big telecoms providers like uunet, BT, FT etc.

> can i become an ISP by reselling an established
> internet connection

If you mean a domestic internet connection, no, Your contract with your
existing ISP normally forbids that.

> if not then can i purchase the internet to resell

Sure - just talk to a wholesale ISP about buying backhaul. Its jolly
expensive, mind. Starting figures of several thousand per month for
smallish backhaul.

Yes it's easy to do !
The prob it's the Bandwith
and some Hardware to connect your users



On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:11:24 -0500, martynodonnell
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>How do internet service providers connect to the internet, where do they
>get their internet from. can i become an ISP by reselling an established
>internet connection if not then can i purchase the internet to resell
>it.
>hope you can help
>thanks
>
>
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On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:05:06 +0000, Mark McIntyre
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>> if not then can i purchase the internet to resell
>
>Sure - just talk to a wholesale ISP about buying backhaul. Its jolly
>expensive, mind. Starting figures of several thousand per month for
>smallish backhaul.

Most any business grade service can be used to become a small ISP (T1,
DSL, etc.), on the order of hundreds of dollars per month, not
thousands.

The big issue is the hassle of being an ISP -- be prepared for endless
grief from your users/customers.

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