How to Become an Internet Provider

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find a suitable building to house the ISP's data center.

   Ideally, the building should have raised floors to route cables.
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   Step 2: Purchase and install UPS units

   The UPS and diesel power generators are needed when city power is interrupted by a power outage.
   
   The HVAC units are needed to keep the data center cool, because the equipment running the ISPs generates heat which can damage equipment. , Your ISP has to have its own connection(s) to the Internet via peering arrangements. , Most ISP's use more than 5 to ensure speed, connectivity and reliability. , Amazon is a good place to look. ,, Do not go the cheap route on the equipment or the customers will complain early and often about your ISP's slow performance.
   
   All this equipment forms the backbone of the ISP's network. ,,
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   Step 3: a diesel power generator and HVAC units.

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   Step 4: Enter into a peering arrangement with one or two upstream Internet providers.

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   Step 5: Ideally

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   Step 6: you should go with at least two upstream providers.

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   Step 7: Purchase your own hardware.

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   Step 8: Buy high-speed fiber optic lines from the local telecommunications utility to connect to the upstream Internet provider(s).

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   Step 9: Purchase

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    Step 10: install and configure enterprise-grade routers

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    Step 11: switches and computers.

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    Step 12: If the ISP is selling Internet DSL connectivity to consumers

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    Step 13: set up a customer installation process whereby customer orders for service are routed to the local telecommunications utility for connection over the telephone system.

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    Step 14: If the ISP is selling web-hosting services

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    Step 15: configure the computers to run as a virtual private server (VPS) so that customers can host their own websites in their own virtual instance at the data center.

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