Internet Industry Value Chain

May 1, 1998

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Lehr, Internet Bandwidth, CITI Conference

Internet Access Provider (IAP)

(retail services, e.g. local access provider)

-sales & marketing, customer service, billing

- modem pools, servers

-leased access services

-leased Internet connection

Internet Service Provider (ISP)

(wholesale services, e.g., Internet backbone providers)

-IP routers, gateways

-leased wide area transport

-peering and settlements

Local Facilities Provider

(LAT)

(e.g., local telco)

costs:

- local access, switching, and transport facilities

Wide Area Facilities Provider

(WAT)

(e.g., long distance carrier)

- wide area switching, and transport facilities

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