COMPETITIVE ACCESS PROVIDER
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(CAP, or "Bypass Carrier") A company whichprovides network links between the customer and theIntereXchange Carrier or even directly to the InternetService Provider. CAPs operate private networks independentof 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)].
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].