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'''ISPAI (Internet Service Providers of Ireland)''' is a not for profit company composed of Internet Service Providers ([[ISP]]s) and it serves the interests of its members by providing a unified voice for the Irish ISPs within the national, European Union and International level. ISPAI is funded via cost sharing by the organizations members. ISPAI was established on January 1998.<ref>[http://www.ispai.ie/about.htm ISPAI]</ref>
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'''ISPAI (Internet Service Providers of Ireland)''' is a not for profit corporation limited by guarantee, composed of Internet Service Providers ([[ISP]]s). The organization serves the interests of its members by providing a unified voice for the Irish ISPs within the national, European Union and international level. ISPAI is funded via cost sharing by the organizations members. ISPAI was established on January 1998.<ref>[http://www.ispai.ie/about.htm ISPAI]</ref>
    
The organization is a member of the pan-European association of the Internet services providers EurolSPA which represents more than 1800 ISP within the Europe and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.<ref>
 
The organization is a member of the pan-European association of the Internet services providers EurolSPA which represents more than 1800 ISP within the Europe and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.<ref>
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==Hotline.ie Service==
 
==Hotline.ie Service==
 
ISPAI operates Hotline.ie Service which serves as an avenue for the Irish community to report any illegal content they encounter on the Internet such as child pornography in a secure and confidential manner.<ref>[http://www.hotline.ie/index.php www.hotline.ie]</ref> The hotline was created on November 1999 and receives partial funding from the European Commission's Safer Internet Programme, which aims to empower and protect children and young people from harmful online contents and increase awareness and initiatives to combat illegal activities on the internet.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm Safer Internet Programme]</ref>
 
ISPAI operates Hotline.ie Service which serves as an avenue for the Irish community to report any illegal content they encounter on the Internet such as child pornography in a secure and confidential manner.<ref>[http://www.hotline.ie/index.php www.hotline.ie]</ref> The hotline was created on November 1999 and receives partial funding from the European Commission's Safer Internet Programme, which aims to empower and protect children and young people from harmful online contents and increase awareness and initiatives to combat illegal activities on the internet.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm Safer Internet Programme]</ref>
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==Membership==
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The members of ISPAI are companies providing internet access, e-mail and hosting services to different entities or individual internet users within the Ireland.Members of ISPAI include:
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* [[eir.net]]
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* [[Vodafone]]
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* [[Irish Domain]]
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* [[Ripple Communications Ltd.]]
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* [[Protocol Internet Technology]]
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* [[BT Ireland]]
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* [[HEAnet Limited]]
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* [[Imagine! Irish Broadband]]
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* [[Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd.]]
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* [[MyHost.ie]]
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* [[02]]
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* [[Verizon]] Ireland Ltd.
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* [[Google]] Ireland Ltd.
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* [[UTV Internet]]
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* [[Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd.]]
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* [[Strencom]]
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* [[Satellite Broadband Ireland]]
    
==References==
 
==References==
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