What is
a WISP?

HOW WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES

 
The term “WISP” originated as an acronym for “wireless internet service provider,” and is associated with any ISP that was originally founded as a wireless internet provider or otherwise utilizes wireless technology at any point within their network to deliver internet service. WISPs are best known for their multi-decade work in bridging the “digital divide,” bringing critical Internet access to millions of Americans in unserved and underserved rural, suburban, urban, and Tribal areas of the country, offering reliable, cost-effective, and innovative service options where they did not previously exist. Today’s WISPs use all available technologies – fixed wireless, fiber, and other fixed connectivity solutions – to serve consumers, businesses, first responders, and community anchor institutions.