access provider
noun
: internet service provider
… a separate, controversial proposal to redefine broadband access providers as telecommunications services.—
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This action would force the access provider to buy into those technologies.
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Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Cogent Communications — The internet access provider jumped 9% after the company’s board reinstate its $100 million share repurchase program.
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Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
18 Nov. 2025
For shows that offer ASL interpretation or audio description, folks needing those services can get in free: Check in at the box office, and a Fringe access provider will meet you there.
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Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
30 July 2025
Concerns often center on the extent of access providers will have to the organization’s systems and sensitive data.
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Ogie Sheehy,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
But in 2014 the Measurement Lab consortium reported that the real bottlenecks are at interconnections between Internet access providers and backbone networks.
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IEEE Spectrum,
12 Feb. 2015
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Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Cogent Communications — The internet access provider jumped 9% after the company’s board reinstate its $100 million share repurchase program.
—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
18 Nov. 2025
For shows that offer ASL interpretation or audio description, folks needing those services can get in free: Check in at the box office, and a Fringe access provider will meet you there.
—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
30 July 2025
Concerns often center on the extent of access providers will have to the organization’s systems and sensitive data.
—
Ogie Sheehy,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
But in 2014 the Measurement Lab consortium reported that the real bottlenecks are at interconnections between Internet access providers and backbone networks.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Feb. 2015
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“Access provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/access%20provider. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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