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Internet access is a facility or service that provides connectivity for a computer, a computer network, or other network device to the Internet, and for individuals or organizations to access or use applications such as email and the World Wide Web. Internet access is offered for sale by an international hierarchy of Internet service providers (ISPs) using various networking technologies. At the retail level, many organizations, including municipal entities, also provide cost-free access to the general public.
Availability of Internet access to the general public began with the commercialization of the early Internet in the early 1990s, and has grown with the availability of useful applications, such as the World Wide Web. In 1995, only 0.04 percent of the world's population had access, with well over half of those living in the United States,[1] and consumer use was through dial-up. By the first decade of the 21st century, many consumers in developed nations used faster broadband technology, and by 2014, 41 percent of the world's population had access,[2] broadband was almost ubiquitous worldwide, and global average connection speeds exceeded one megabit per second.[3] Types of connections range from fixed cable home (such as DSL and fiber optic) to mobile (via cellular) and satellite.[4]
^Robinson, Zachary A. (2015-06-26). The world transformed : 1945 to the present. Oxford University Press. p. 431. ISBN 9780199371020. OCLC 907585907.
^Robinson, Zachary A. (2015-06-26). The world transformed : 1945 to the present. Oxford University Press. pp. 431–432. ISBN 9780199371020. OCLC 907585907.
^"Akamai Releases Second Quarter 2014 'State of the Internet' Report". Akamai. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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