An organization that provides connections to a part of the Internet. A "service provider" must be used to connect a company's network or a personal computer to the Internet.
The contracted organisation providing your eProcurement solution. Generic Term to include both system provider and/or service provider
Any entity which is awarded a grant or contract to provide services.
In simple terms, another word for an ISP.
A MetaConsole Server component responsible for translating XML queries into the protocols understood by the device. The Service Provider is also responsible for discovery of devices of its type.
A company that provides mobile phone users with services and subscriptions to mobile phone networks or Internet access connections.
A service provider is a company that provides services and subscriptions to telephone, mobile phone and Internet users.
Person (or entity) who offers services for service subscription, usually on a commercial basis. source: EU-P230 domain: General usage: EU-P230
A company that provides certain services, usually for a certain fee. As you are looking at our page you are already using the services of your local ISP(Internet service provider)
A company that provides telecommunications services. Includes Verizon, along with other Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs), along with Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), Long Distance Carriers and Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) Providers.
a company that provides access to the communication network (e.g. the cellular phone network) and the related services under payment.
The company that bills you for your calls, your Service Provider is also responsible for setting services such as roaming.
An Internet service provider, or ISP, provides people with access to the Internet based on a set monthly fee or hourly rate.
Generally used to describe either a submetering/billing service provider, or a provider of utilities.
Also referred to as wireless operators or "carriers," Service Providers sell minutes of use (MOU) on their wireless networks.
a company that offers access to the Internet. Dial-up users obtain an account on the serice provider's system and use its computers to log on to the net.
A business that sells Internet connections to individuals and small companies. Also called an access provider. See Albedo.net
the organization providing the outsourced service.
A company that buys airtime from a network and re-sells it to a customer.
A dynamic-link library used by DirectPlay to communicate over a network. The service provider contains all the network-specific code required to send and receive messages. Online services and network operators can supply service providers to use specialized hardware, protocols, communications media, and network resources.
A company that buys 'airtime' from a carrier and re-sells it to customers. The service provider is wholly responsible to provide service to the customer ie. telephone support and enquiries, billing services, complaints and any other issues. For example Telstra, Optus and Vodafone are carriers but AAPT, Primus, Newtel and Dingo Blue are service providers which use one or more of the carriers' networks.
A smart card subsystem component that provides access to specific smart card services by means of COM interfaces. See also primary service provider.
An organization that offers network access to users via modem or some sort of high-capacity network media like coaxial or fiber optic cable.
An agency or person employed to provide a service.
a person or company that supplies a particular service
is the company that bills you for your phone calls and service.
A service provider is a web-based service which is protected by Shibboleth. See also Target.
a company offering a service (e
a company that can provide print, marketing, and data integration
a company that offers use of its dedicated communication lines
a company that provides servicing or process of a financial product or service that a consumer requests or authorizes
a company whose business it is to arrange access to the Internet for its customers
a contract printing or embroidery company who furnishes a service that either prints or embroiders the advertiser's slogan, message or logo onto items supplied to them by their client
a data consumer and data provider in that it encapsulates some type of service, such as a query engine, that exposes OLE DB interfaces but doesn't own the data that it operates against
a network operator who operates a network to provide Internet services to different organizations, its "customers"
an individual, company or organisation that contracts directly with a Network Operator for premium rate numbers
an individual or a company who has an agreement with the employer to provide services on a part-time or a full-time basis for a specified period of time
a third party hired by RSI or a Participant to provide or perform certain services and functions
(OLE DB 1.0 and OLE DB 1.5) An OLE DB component that exposes OLE DB interfaces for complex data processing services. See service component.
A Service Provider is an organization that provides connections to the Internet. These organizations are commonly known as Internet Service Providers (or ISP
(Internet Provider) A commercial or publicly funded company that provides connectivity through the Internet, such as AOL, Compuserve, UUnet.
A commercial company selling Internet access. Also called an Internet Service Provider or ISP.
The person who works with you and your child (such as service coordinator, early interventionist, and therapist).
A company providing services, which may include internet access, web hosting, applications, data storage and many other services, to clients.
The generic term for a company that provides a telecommunications service. This category includes ISPs, ASPs, Network Service Providers, Storage Network Providers, Business Service Providers, etc.
Also known as Host, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Provider, Server, Web Server, Web Provider. A company that houses (hosts) your website and email data, dispenses your website upon demand, and collects your email for you to download at your convenience.
A person or another entity that has the overall responsibility for the provision of a service or a set of services to the users and for negotiating network capabilities associated with the service(s) (s)he provides.
An agency providing managerial and technical assistance to a community in a process of building the capacity of the community to become self-reliant.
means a retail internet service provider registered under the Program and with whom DCITA has an Agreement to offer Services to Eligible Customers under the Program.
A company that distributes a program or programs to the end user.
is used to describe an individual (or an agency) whose role is to provide a service. In the area of domestic violence, service providers include police officers, hospital health care workers, refuge staff and government departments such as Centrelink.
An entity which operates and/or owns one or more gateways and provides services to customers of the Globalstar system.
A company that connects networks to the Internet, thus providing Internet service to customers.
A company which provides a connection to the Internet.
An organization, usually commercial, that provides connections to the Internet.
Any business or organization that sells the connections or equipment necessary for communicating via telephone, Internet, or on a network of computers.
An organization that provides some kind of communications, storage or processing service or any combination of the three.
provider of telecommunication services, or services with a telecommunication service component, to consumers. Third-party service providers use the networks of other companies.
The remote computer system that you "connect to" in order to access the Internet. Also called ISP (Internet Service Provider,) access provider, or dial-up service. People gain access to the Internet by dialing up an online service (such as AmericaOnline) or an Internet Service Provider (such as AT&T WorldNet, MSN, or Earthlink).
Any entity that offers a product or service to a customer and that directly or indirectly charges to or collects from a customerÂ's bill an amount for the product or service received from a billing telecommunications utility.
the "middleman" between the consumer with a modem hook-up and access to the Internet
A provider of telecommunication services such as voice, data, video, or Internet access.
Also known as an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The role of an ISP is to provide its users with a connection to the Internet.
An organization that provides a connection to Internet.
a provider of electronic communications services to third parties whether over its own network or otherwise.
Any person, organisation, government department or agency which provides goods, service or facilities to the public, for free or at a cost.
Includes contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers and agents who are contracted to provide goods and/or services.
A service provider is a company that supplies Internet access to personal users or businesses. See ISP.
A company that provides access to the Internet, usually for a fee.
Synonymous with Wireless Carrier. A company that supplies telecommunication services (examples include Cingular, Sprint PCS, Verizon).
your mobile phone customer service activities may be handled on behalf of the network you're connected to by another company, referred to as a service provider. Their role includes billing, managing account bars (eg allowing / restricting international calls) and general customer care. Some service providers also sell mobile phones. Conversely, some companies - mobile phone dealers - just sell phones, with customer service managed by a service provider or the network.
The UF Libraries purchase information from many services or publishers that are available via the Internet. Examples of service providers are LION, FirstSearch, GaleNet and Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. Click on "Quick Links" on the Libraries' home page to access these services.
The organizational entity that provides the service. [WSIA Glossary
Any entity that is authorized, as appropriate, by local, state, federal, or other governmental authorities within the area served by the NANP to provide communications services to the public. Same as "Telecommunications Service Provider".
1. A Windows Telephony Applications standard which lies between Windows Telephony and the network. It defines how the network -- anything from POTS to T-1, from a Northern Telecom to an AT&T PBX -- shall interface to Windows Telephony, which in turn talks to the Applications Programming Interface, which talks to the Windows telephony applications software. See WINDOWS TELEPHONY. 2. An organization that provides connections to a part of the Internet. If you want to connect your company's network, or even your personal computer, to the Internet, you have to talk to a "service provider." 3. A service provider is also a company which provides information to people who call up on a phone or on a modem. 4. An SCSA definition. An addressable entity providing application and administrative support to the client environment by responding to client requests and maintaining the operational integrity of the server.
A telecommunications provider that owns circuit switching equipment.
If you're reading this, you likely already know of the Internet service provider, or ISP. It's the company that provides the gateway between you and the Internet. Online services such as America Online and CompuServe are also touting their ability to provide Internet access. When you use AOL as a launching pad, that service is acting as your ISP. Many users, especially the more experienced ones, cut to the chase and go with an ISP that sticks to Internet-only access; for a monthly fee subscribers dial in to access the Internet -- letting the ISP handle the cost of buying and maintaining those expensive computers and leased lines.
A company affiliated with a network carrier that provides mobile phone services to its customers.
a company which has a direct link to the Internet and which, for a subscription, allows other people to access it.
Third party providing customers access to the Orange network.
a company that provides people with Internet connections, such as email and browsing the World Wide Web
An agency that provides services to people living in supported accommodation and older persons services. This may include housing associations, local authorities, voluntary sector or private sector bodies.
An organization that provides health coverage by contracting with service providers, to provide medical services to subscribers, who pay in advance through premiums. Examples of such coyerages are HIvIOs and the Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans.
Telecommunications company that offers its users telecommunication services. May or may not be the same company that provides the radio masts.
A company that provides any type of service to the plan, including managing assets, recordkeeping, providing plan education, and administering the plan.
An organization or company that has a network with a direct link to the Internet. Using a dedicated line connection, usually through a link known as a T1 connection does this. Users can dial into to that network using their modem. Most ISP’s now charge a monthly fee.
Any Organisation, Company or Corporation which has been authorised by EduServ and the supplier to provide an on-line service to Institutions.
A Service Provider in Shibboleth terms is a collection of Resources. However, since most Service Providers contain only one Resource with one providerID the term Service Provider is often used as synonym for Resource, although more in a technical sense.
A company that gives you access to the Internet through your phone lines. This is also known as an ISP, or Internet Service Provider.
A company that provides or hosts services or content either for end users or for other entities such as other service providers. A service provider provides, for example, mobile services for its customers.
provider of telecommunication services, or services with a telecommunication service component, to third parties whether over its own network or otherwise.
A business partner or application developer who provides and manages the content of a service for the Dynamic Services execution engine. Typically, the service provider is the owner of some data resource or process, such as, the owner of a currency exchange rate Web site. Also, it is someone who provides content for a service.
SP - By law Vodafone and O2 cannot deal direct with the public - you have to deal through a middle-man, the Service Provider
The company producing and providing the actual content, i.e. the technical advice on a support line or the company maintaining and publishing the website with these nasty pictures.
In the Shibboleth architecture, the Service Provider is the provider of information or resources. Formerly known as the target.
Also Known As: CSP; Mobile Service Provider; SP; ISP Definition: The company provisioning telecommunications services. For our customers this is us.
See ISP (Internet Service Provider). (8/97)
In order to access the Internet, you need to have a service provider. These are companies that provide a dial-up or broadband service so that you can connect to the Internet.
A telecommunications company.
For the purpose of this document, a Service Provider is an organization, company or person who has entered into a Service Contract with CFIA under the CWPCP and is accountable to the CFIA for the activities outlined herein.
A legal entity that provides a Web service.
Any person or group who provides a "service" accessible over the Internet. Such services may include the maintaining of a World Wide Web site, an anonymous FTP site or the provision of interactive UNIX accounts on Internet-connected machines.
An organization that provides access to the Internet. Your service provider might be a commercial on-line service such as America Online or CompuServe, your local cable company or sometimes your school or workplace.
An organization, such as America Online, or Interramp, that provides access to the Internet.
The Private Partner selected through a competitive procurement process to provide the contractual service to the Public Partner. The Service Provider might be known as any of the following: Project Company Consortium Special Purpose Vehicle Concessionaire Contractor
See provider agent and provider entity. See also the discussion about service provider in [WS Arch].
A firm or company that provides one or more settlement services associated with buying or selling real property.
The company that sends you bills and owns your signature on a contract.
A company that collects the contents from a number of program/content providers and distributes the services to customers.
A “carrier†or “network operator†that provides mobile telecommunication services. See Also: Operator
A company that you pay in order to connect to their computer and get on the Internet.
Software that encapsulates a service by producing and consuming data, augmenting features in your ADO applications. It is a provider that does not directly expose data, rather it provides a service, such as query processing. The service provider may process data provided by a data provider. See also data provider.
A company who provides a specific internet related service.
A service provider is a company who supplies Internet services to personal users or business. Among other things they provide access to the Internet or somewhere to place Web Pages making them available to the WWW. You pay the service provider a set fee.
A Partnership (or an Applicant or a Partner) may outsource some managerial or technical tasks to a (profit-making) organisation that has a specific expertise in some area. For contracting such Service Provider, EC rules have to be followed when tendering for services.
A service provider issues OAI-PMH requests to data providers and uses the metadata as a basis for building value-added services. A Service Provider in this manner is "harvesting" the metadata exposed by Data Providers (Definition quoted from the Glossary in the OAI for Beginners, the Open Archives Forum online tutorial)
The role of a Service Provider is to provide subscribers a gateway to the Internet.
The person whose job and responsibility is to provide a valued service that is appropriate to and in the best interest of the person with a disability, their family members, and/or advocates. The service provider should be knowledgeable about his/her specialty area and an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. This includes, but is not limited to; physical therapist, speech/language pathologist, occupational therapist, etc.
A company or other organization that provides e-mail or Internet connectivity, typically for a fee.
The Commission contracts a number of service providers who operate under individual contracts as agreed with the Commission. Service providers currently contracted are: - system operator - reconciliation manager - market administrator - information system provider - clearing manager - pricing manager - registry.
A “carrier†or “operator†that provides communication services, content and/or subscriptions to telephone, mobile phone and Internet users.
A company that provides Internet access. For end users, this service can be as simple as providing Internet e-mail accounts, access to Usenet news groups, ftp, and web browser access via the service provider's servers. A service provider can also provide a way for connecting an enterprise's LAN to the Internet allowing an enterprise to place their own servers on the Internet.
A company or organisation which operates an LES.
Service providers sell network- or business-related services to individuals and other companies. This can include Internet access, Voice over IP Protocol (VoIP) or other network services. Network-delivered application services include centralized payroll systems, email or other business tools. Service providers can be smaller local companies, or large national organizations.
The company that charges you for your phone usage. It may actually buy airtime from another network and re-sell it onto you, as not every service provider is a Carrier. We refer to all our partners as Service Providers.
This provides to third parties, electronic communications services. It does so whether it is over its own network or not.
The company responsible for providing phone service.
Any organization that provides a service, which is authorized and/or paid for through the use of a transponder. The most common example today is Toll Authorities. Other examples may be retailers, parking facilities, etc. who accept transponder transactions as payment or as part of ITS functions.
A Service Provider issues OAI-PMH requests to data providers and uses the metadata returned as a basis for building value-added services. Source: FAQ on Open Archives Initiative Web site at http://www.openarchives.org
A Shibboleth term. Synonym for an AAI-enabled Resource, although used in a more technical sense.
A component that allows client applications [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms869065.aspx ] to use the services of the messaging system. A service provider typically offers address book [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms869063.aspx ] , form management, message store, or transport services.
A service provider is an entity that provides services to other entities. Usually this refers to a business that provides subscription or web service to other businesses or individuals. Examples of these services include Internet access, Mobile phone operator, and web application hosting.
