Home users use telephone lines or cable connections to access the Internet. They connect to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) who will charge them a flat monthly rate or according to the time they spend on-line. As well as paying the service provider the home user may have to pay the telephone or cable company for the cost of the telephone calls, usually charged as a local call.
Once connected to the Internet it is possible to access a wide range of services from around the world. In the next section we will look at just some of the services available to the user.
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