Telecommunications Service Provider
Encyclopedia
A telecommunications service provider or TSP is a type of communications service provider
that has traditionally provided telephone
and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless communication companies.
While some people use the terms "telecom service provider" and "communications service provider" interchangeably, the term TSP generally excludes Internet service provider
s (ISPs), cable
companies, satellite TV, and managed service providers.
TSPs provide access to telephone and related communications services. In the past, most TSPs were government owned and operated in most countries, due to the nature of capital
expenditure involved in it. But today there are many private players in most regions of the world, and even most of the government owned companies have been privatized.
The deregulation
or privatization
of telecom service providers first happened in the United States
with the breakup of the Bell System
.
Communications Service Provider
A communications service provider or CSP is a service provider that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the telecom , Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses.The market in which a communication service provider specializes...
that has traditionally provided telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless communication companies.
While some people use the terms "telecom service provider" and "communications service provider" interchangeably, the term TSP generally excludes Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s (ISPs), cable
Cable
A cable is two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry...
companies, satellite TV, and managed service providers.
TSPs provide access to telephone and related communications services. In the past, most TSPs were government owned and operated in most countries, due to the nature of capital
Capital (economics)
In economics, capital, capital goods, or real capital refers to already-produced durable goods used in production of goods or services. The capital goods are not significantly consumed, though they may depreciate in the production process...
expenditure involved in it. But today there are many private players in most regions of the world, and even most of the government owned companies have been privatized.
The deregulation
Deregulation
Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market forces.Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market forces.Deregulation is the removal or...
or privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of telecom service providers first happened in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with the breakup of the Bell System
Bell System
The Bell System was the American Bell Telephone Company and then, subsequently, AT&T led system which provided telephone services to much of the United States and Canada from 1877 to 1984, at various times as a monopoly. In 1984, the company was broken up into separate companies, by a U.S...
.