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TELEPHONE SYSTEMS In the USA , this term became important during the Court-ordered Breakup Of The Bell Telephone System . A point of presence was a location where a long-distance carrier could terminate services and provide connections into a local telephone network. INTERNET An Internet point of presence is an access point to the Internet. It is a physical location that houses servers, routers, ATM switches and digital/analog call aggregators. It may be either part of the facilities of a telecommunications provider that the Internet Service Provider (ISP) rents or a location separate from the telecommunications provider. ISPs typically have multiple POPs, sometimes in the thousands. POPs are also located in Internet Exchange Point s and Colocation Centre s. Sometimes the term is used for an Internet Cafe in a Franchising chain. |
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