Q&A

Q.My company wants to become an Internet service provider (ISP). We have attempted to establish a Point of Presence (POP) connection with a nearby NAP, but no places are available. How can we get connected?
A.You can lease bandwidth from a wholesale ISP.
Q.Why have some Asian and Eastern European countries suggested starting their own independent alternatives to DNS and the URI format?
A.The restriction of the Latin character set is unintuitive for users who speak languages with non-Latin characters.

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