access provider
noun
: internet service provider
… a separate, controversial proposal to redefine broadband access providers as telecommunications services.—
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That's where a network or market access provider can help.
—Drew Gurley, Forbes.com, 8 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
That agreement kept Microsoft’s software intact but barred the company from making deals with PC-makers and internet access providers.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2024
The Authorized Account Holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by the relevant Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the corresponding domain.
—chicagotribune.com, 20 Dec. 2021
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Drew Gurley, Forbes.com, 8 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
That agreement kept Microsoft’s software intact but barred the company from making deals with PC-makers and internet access providers.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2024
The Authorized Account Holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by the relevant Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the corresponding domain.
—chicagotribune.com, 20 Dec. 2021
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“Access provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/access%20provider. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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