The World (internet service provider)
- The World (internet service provider)
The World is an internet service provider headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was the first internet service provider offering dial-up access to the general public, doing so since 1989.
The World is operated by Software Tool & Die and used to use the domain name world.std.com; it now uses mainly TheWorld.com, though world.std.com is also used for certain things.
External links
* [http://www.TheWorld.com/ The World home page]
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