Though they provide different services Internet Service Providers (ISP) and Content Service Providers (CSP) work hand in hand to make the Internet function as what it is, for lack of a better explanation. They provide the very foundation of internet usage: How we go online, and what we do once we are online.
Internet Service Providers is just what it says: it provides Internet service. They grant users the ability to go onto the Internet, and also provide e-mail accounts. Such providers include Verizon (FiOS), Cablevision (Optimum), AOL, Earthlink, among other companies. These companies lease high-speed connections from telecommunication carriers in order to give Internet access to the respective user: Verizon and Cablevision, of course, are carriers in their own right and can reap profit without paying any leasing fees—but that’s another subject altogether…
Content Service Providers then pick up after ISP’s accomplish their job of getting the user online. CSP’s provide data which is then used to make what appears on a web page, which has a wide range from its appearance, news articles, pictures, entertainment, etc… In essence, CSP’s make the web pages more appealing and relevant to go on to. Of key note to point out, CSP’s isn’t exactly a business like ISP’s are: CSP’s are anything and anyone who provides the useful content, be it news corporations, paparazzi information, or even comments posted on web sites such as Facebook or Blogger by ordinary users—That means us! In this fashion, it accomplishes the task in a very interactive manner, as well.
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