
Provider
●Making a Contract with a Provider
The provider is the company which provides the service of connecting you to the Internet. Individual access to the Internet requires a contract with a provider. When you make such a contract, you will be supplied with the necessary information for accessing the Internet.
Note • If your company already has an Internet environment, you do not need to make a contract with a provider. In this case, the necessary information can be obtained from the system administrator .
●Access Point
The contractor telephones the access point supplied by the provider and is connected to the Internet via this point.
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use. You are also required to pay the telephone company a charge for calling the access point.
•Each provider offers its own services and charges vary accordingly. For the latest information on providers, see 
Dial-Up  Function
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