Chapter 1. Introduction

This chapter provides an introduction to Internet service providers (ISPs), briefly describes market trends, provides market data resources, offers considerations for entering the market, and describes challenges.

This chapter contains the following topics:

For information about the purpose, scope, and audience of this book, refer to the Preface. Also, for an introduction to our sample customer FijiNet, used throughout this book, refer to the Preface.

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