Virgin.net is an internet service provider operating in the UK which launched in November 1996. Once a division within the Virgin Group, the ISP is now wholly owned by the telecommunications company NTL. Currently three broadband packages across a range of prices, speeds and download allowances are on offer, plus subscription-based and subscription-free dial-up. An Internet service provider (ISP) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ... NTL (NASDAQ: NTLI) is a US listed company providing cable services. ...
The portal
Like ISPs including Wanadoo, Tiscali and MSN, Virgin.net also provides an entertainment and news Web portal alongside its Internet access services. Topics covered include music, movies, travel, technology and motoring. Wanadoo is a French Internet Service Provider (ISP), which is a subsidiary of France Télécom. ... Archaeological village of Nuragici people, in Sardinia, Italy. ... MSN (or Microsoft Network) is an Internet service provider and web portal (initially meant to be a parallel net to the Internet) created by Microsoft on August 24, 1995, coinciding with the release of Windows 95. ...
The Virgin Group is the group of companies using the Virgin brand of British celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. ... NTL (NASDAQ: NTLI) is a US listed company providing cable services. ... A web portal is a web site that provides a starting point, a gateway, or portal, to other resources on the Internet or an intranet. ...