competitive access provider

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Competitive Access Provider

   <networking> (CAP, or "Bypass Carrier") A company which
   provides network links between the customer and the
   {IntereXchange Carrier} or even directly to the {Internet
   Service Provider}.  CAPs operate private networks independent
   of {Local Exchange Carriers}.

   ["Getting Connected The Internet at 56k and Up", Kevin Dowd,
   First Edition, p. 49, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., June 1996,
   ISBN 1-56592-154-2 (US), ISBN 1-56592-203-4 (international)].

   (1997-07-23)