ISPS
SITES
All Hosts Directory
A searchable directory of web hosting companies.
Boardwatch Magazine's Directory of Internet Service Providers
An organized list of ISPs in the United States and Canada.
budgetweb.com - LIST of low cost web services
A list of companies providing web hosting services, searchable by various characteristics.
DSL - dslreports.com
Information about DSL and particular DSL providers, including numerous user reviews.
host-tribune.com The Web Hosting Guide
A site that that provides information about web hosting companies, and provides definitions of web hosting terms you may encounter.
HostFind
Locate a Web hosting firm by using the searchable database or by browsing the index of companies.
HostReview.com
A database of web hosting services.
ISPcheck
Information on Internet Service Providers - browse them, search for them based on various criteria, etc.
The List
Looking for an Internet Service Provider? Get leads in Internet.com's big directory of ISPs.
The Ultimate Web Host List
A browsable, searchable list of Internet Presence Providers. Includes a monthly "top 25" list, and breaks IPPs down into categories: NT hosting, e-commerce hosting, etc.
The Ultimate Web ISP List
A ranked, browsable, searchable list of ISPs. Ranks are determined by user votes.
ARTICLES
Delivering the Goods
Some high-profile site managers swear by Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) like Akamai and Digital Island; others say they're the last refuge of those who don't want to beef up their infrastructure. (1/10/2002 at Web Techniques)
Business Disappears as Servers Crash
Website owners whose websites are hosted by CIHost learned the hard way what a computer glitch can do: the 48,000 sites hosted by the company disappeared from the Net, and despite the company's efforts, most weren't back up a week later. (1/4/2000 at MSNBC)
Cable Rates Could Fly Sky-High
Some analysts expect cable-based Internet prices to rise, as cable companies need money and are used to raising prices annually; other analysts say no, as these companies are still trying hard to attract new customers. (4/19/2001 at ZDNet)
California PUC To Regulate State DSL
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has decided that it has the authority to regulate DSL service in California. (4/1/2002 at internet.com)
Can You Escape 'DSL Hell'?
In the first half of 2001, by government mandate, local telephone companies will have to allow DSL providers with the ability to split a single phone line (as the telcos do to provide their own DSL services) and access to their central offices. (9/5/2000 at ZDNet)
Covad Unplugs Internet Providers
Covad, which provides high-speed DSL service to ISPs who resell it to customers, has cut off service to customers of those ISPs that haven't paid their bills to Covad. (2/8/2001 at The New York Times)
Data Bunkers Protect Off-Site Sites
Web hosting companies are spending a lot of money, and a lot of effort, in making their data centers secure enough for the banks, ISPs, and governments that have sites hosted there. (11/9/1999 at The Washington Post)
Data Hosts Are Vital To the Internet's Future
The dot-com meltdown has resulted in a loss of stable data-hosting services available for future online businesses. (12/3/2001 at NUA Internet Surveys)
A Distant Sense of Security
HavenCo Ltd. (based on an open-sea platform in Sealand) and Mount10 International AG (based inside a mountain in the Swiss Alps) offer customers the ultimate in data security and anonymity. (9/20/2000 at The Washington Post)
Do-It-Yourself Net Service
ISPs are hooking up with special interests (e.g., David Bowie, the Vatican) to provide Internet service to special-interest communities. (11/8/1999 at The Industry Standard)
Excite Begins Slow, Painful Shutdown
Excite@Home has shut down service to AT&T cable customers, and may shut down service to others, if the other cable companies it deals with don't negotiate terms favorable to the bankruptcy-filing ISP. (12/2/2001 at internet.com)
Exodus to Buy GlobalCenter for $6.5 Billion
Exodus Communications plans to buy Global Crossing's Web hosting company, GlobalCenter, for $6.5 billion in stock. (9/28/2000 at The Industry Standard)
French Netizens May Get Cheap, Unmetered Access
A French official says France Telecom, which manages France's telephone system, will offer ISPs a flat-rate connection, allowing the ISPs to give customers cheap, flat-rate Internet service. (1/12/2001 at The Industry Standard)
High ASPirations
"Why Application Service Providers are still a good idea." (8/22/2002 at PBS)
High Speed Net Providers Slam Proposed Law
The Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment bill, supported by regional Bell companies but opposed by broadband service companies, would ease the Bells' ability to provide DSL service and hurt rival DSL providers' ability. (4/26/2001 at USA Today)
How and Why the Internet Broke
Due to "a route table issue," millions of people whose traffic went through UUNet had severe email and Internet connection problems on October 3rd. (10/4/2002 at Wired News)
The Internet Puzzle
According to a recent study of Internet traffic, the company carrying the most Internet traffic over its network has 14 percent market share, followed by three companies around 12 percent; nobody dominates the market. (8/28/2001 at ZDNet)
Last Days of Dialup
Mom-and-pop ISPs are making plenty of money off their subscribers, but investors are shunning companies that concentrate on dial-up customers. (3/3/2000 at The Industry Standard)
SBC Has Lock on DSL
Phone service customers in the Bay Area are finding that they can't get DSL service if they don't use SBC for local phone service. (12/21/2002 at SF Gate)
Waiting for Wi-Fi
Everyone touts wireless Internet access as a great thing; but few people are using it because there are few places where it's available, and few companies provide it because building a large wireless network is cost-prohibitive. (3/5/2002 at Salon.com)
Will Broadband Net Access Survive a Recession?
Industry analysts think that as consumers and businesses become less willing to spend money, they may cut back on broadband usage, and DSL and cable-modem providers may fail. (3/19/2001 at ZDNet)
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