(CAP, or "Bypass Carrier") A company which provides network links between the customer and the INTereXchange Carrier or even directly to the {INTernet Service Provider}. CAPs operate private networks independeNT of Local Exchange Carriers. ["Getting Connected The INTernet at 56k and Up", Kevin Dowd, First Edition, p. 49, O' Reilly & Associates, Inc., June 1996, ISBN 1-56592-154-2 (US), ISBN 1-56592-203-4 (iNTernational)]. (1997-07-23)