Locate a Maryland ISP that offers cable access to small businesses ISPs in Maryland that provide an always-on cable connection are frequently the best deal for small businesses. Some national ISPs offer packages tailored to the size of your business.

I recommend:  Optimum offers a range of packages for businesses of different sizes and provides web hosting and ecommerce services. Comcast is a Maryland high-speed Internet provider that has a cable access package specifically designed for small businesses.

Find ISPs in Maryland that offer DSL service for your business Many ISPs design DSL packages for business owners throughout much of the nation. Businesses can bundle multiple services together, such as Internet and web hosting, to get a better deal from the ISP.

I recommend:  The Verizon Small Business Center offers high speed DSL connections with options for static IP addresses that allow businesses to host their own email and Web servers. Speakeasy offers a range of DSL technologies aimed at small businesses, including ADSL, ADSL2 and SDSL.

Check out the access packages from a local Internet service provider in Maryland A rural business may have to depend on small, local Internet service providers. Maryland ISPs frequently offer wireless DSL service for these businesses.

I recommend:  Free Flow provides Maryland businesses in metropolitan and selected rural areas with high speed internet services. Free Flow also serves northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Sugarloaf Network Systems, based in Barnesville, owns a wireless network that serves individuals, small businesses and corporations in Maryland.