Internet Access Providers Free Access Meta-List

[ Note: This page has not been maintained since 2006. ]

This page contains pointers to sites that will help you find free Internet access. You should also check the sites that list providers for your region.

The term "Free-Net" was a registered servicemark of the National Public Telecomputing Network. NPTN is no longer in operation -- its role has been somewhat taken over by the Organization For Community Networks.

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Information on Free Internet Access

(The provider lists below are external sites. I do not control their content.)

Lists of Free-Nets and Community Networks

Organization For Community Networks: Listing of Community Networks: A list of community networks. The list is organized by state and country. [Visited 30 January 2002. Modified 27 May 2001.]
Peter Scott Free-Nets & Community Networks List: A list of URLs organized by country. The list is maintained by Peter Scott at the University of Saskatchewan Libraries. [Visited 30 January 2002. No modification date noted.]
Community Computer Networks & Free-Net Web Sites: A list of Free-Nets organized by country with pointers to the home pages for the web servers of the nets. Maintained by Victoria Free-Net in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [Visited 30 January 2002. Modified July 2001.]
Community Networks Around the World: Lists for Manitoba, Canada, United States, and worldwide BBSes. The lists have pointers to the web pages for the individual networks or instructions on how to login to the freenets. The lists are maintained by Victor Laking as part of the Blue Sky Community Network. [Visited 30 January 2002. No modification date noted.]

Lists of other types of free Internet access

1 2 Free (UK): Contact, service, and support information for a large number of free Internet providers in the UK. The site also as other information about free providers and other types of free offers. The site is maintained by Daniel Curry. [Visited 5 March 2002. No modification date noted.]
ispnut.com (US): Lists, descriptions, and comparisons of free providers. [Visited 23 November 2001. No modification date noted.]
Peter Scott Free ISPs by Country: A list of URLs organized by country. The list is maintained by Peter Scott at the University of Saskatchewan Libraries. [Visited 30 January 2002. No modification date noted.]
Freedomlist.com (Worldwide): Detailed contact information for over seven hundred free or cheap providers from over fifty countries. The site has reviews for some of the providers. [Visited 30 January 2002. No modification date noted.]
08whatever.com (UK): Contact and service about UK providers that support access through 0800 numbers. Many of the providers charge fees, but the site includes a list of providers that don't charge any fees. [Visited 28 January 2001. No modification date noted.]
FreeCenter.com / Free ISPs (US): A list of about twenty providers, most with ratings and reviews. Part of FreeCenter.com. [Visited 30 January 2002. No modification date noted.]
Freebie Land: Internet Access: Listings of free Internet access providers. The page is part of Freebie Land. [Visited 11 November 2002. No modification date noted.]
Free Internet Access WebRing Listing (Worldwide): Thirteen sites (including this page) with information on free Internet access. [Visited 30 January 2002. No modification date noted.]
a2zweblinks.com / Free UK ISPs (UK)
a2zweblinks.com / Free UK ISPs (Worldwide): Links to UK and worldwide Free ISPs. Part of a2zweblinks.com. [Visited 30 January 2002. No modification date noted.]
Excite Access Providers: Free ISPs (US)
Excite Internet Access Providers by Region: Alphabetical listings of access provider web sites with short descriptions. [Visited 23 September 2000. No modification date noted.]

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