I'll start by just copying in my answer to: What is the oldest, still operating internet hosting company? > In the UK either Pipex (initially only for Businesses) in 1990, or Demon Internet (great unwashed welcome), from June 1992. read more
Today there are thousands of ISP’s (Internet Service Providers), but it all started with a handful of dial-up services. Some of the names you will recognize and some of them you will not. All of them played a part in the early beginnings of what is now known as the world wide web. read more
> In the UK either Pipex (initially only for Businesses) in 1990, or Demon Internet (great unwashed welcome), from June 1992. read more
An online service provider can, for example, be an Internet service provider, an email provider, a news provider (press), an entertainment provider (music, movies), a search engine, an e-commerce site, an online banking site, a health site, an official government site, social media, a wiki, or a Usenet newsgroup. read more