Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Competitive Access Provider
     
         (CAP, or "Bypass Carrier") A company which
        provides network links between the customer and the
        {IntereXchange Carrier} or even directly to the {Internet
        Service Provider}.  CAPs operate private networks independent
        of {Local Exchange Carriers}.
     
        ["Getting Connected The Internet at 56k and Up", Kevin Dowd,
        First Edition, p. 49, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., June 1996,
        ISBN 1-56592-154-2 (US), ISBN 1-56592-203-4 (international)].
     
        (1997-07-23)