ORking, company> (IAP) A company OR other ORiganisation which provides access to the Internet to businesses and/OR consumers. An IAP purchases an Internet link from another company that has a direct link to the Internet and resells pORtions of that bandwidth to the general public. FOR example, an IAP may purchase a T1 link (1.544Mb/s) and resell that bandwidth in chunks consisting of ISDN (64Kb/s, 128Kb/s) and analog modems (14.4Kb/s, 28.8Kb/s). The IAP' s customer base is likely to include both businesses and individuals. Individual customers usually connect to the IAP via a modem and telephone line to a (preferably local) {point of presence}. An IAP may also be an Internet Service Provider. (1996-06-25)