An ISP that provides access to the Internet without charge to the user. The service is supported by advertising which appears on a special version of the user's browser and cannot be eliminated.

Your internet service provider likely offers other ... specials with up to 60% savings for the first year, for example. Now, few providers offer a discount for bundling with TV.

A more insidious reason might be the ISP's intention to influence your personal internet habits. For example ... a VPN hides your IP address from service providers, so they can't target your ...