1.   Also on Thursday, Teleport Communications Group, a nationwide local provider, filed an application to do business in California.

2.   And it might intervene on behalf of a man ordered last month by a Dallas state judge to stop posting offensive comments about a local Internet service provider.

3.   Another option is to find a local Internet service provider and set up a SLIP or PPP account.

4.   Another site was created by a local Internet provider, Pennet.

5.   Ask your concierge about local day-care providers that allow drop-ins.

6.   At the other end of the scale from the dozens of mostly local providers like The HR Department are a class of companies that call themselves Professional Employment Organizations.

7.   Bell Atlantic Corp. is the current local provider.

8.   About every six months, select the menu number that spills out the whole list of Usenet groups available on your local Internet service provider.

9.   Call local providers for costs.

10.   Check local Internet service providers for instructions.