Some of today's more popular internet service providers include cable companies like Comcast, Time Warner Cable, etc. Most people use cable modem internet services now instead of the previous used dial up access.
The ISP provides internet in many ways. Most common method is through telephone lines.Internet connection speed can generally be divided into two categories: dialup and broadband. Dialup connections...
According to Wikipedia, the first company to offer dialup service to the general public was "The World" based in Brookline Massachusetts. Still in operation today they began in 1989..