connecting directly to Internet !!!
umm...
OK... ICANN is where u have to take ur self !!
anyway, lets see 1st what ISP's have to do...
You hve to obtain licence to be one ISP (Internet Service Provider), then u have to access service from a regional or national backbone provider....
In india, its BSNL or VSNL and now Reliance is commping up....
Now if u have enough money to get ur self one own Landing station (means own Fiber Network from ur place to a global Backbone) then u can access services of Global Backbone providers !!!!
(360networks, AboveNet, AT&T, Btnaccess Bell Canada BellSouth Cogent Electric Lightwave Fiber Network Solutions Global Crossing GlobalNAPs Globix
GT (Canada) IDT Corporation Level 3 McLeodUSA Multacom Mzima Netifice Oxford Networks PPL Telcom Quest (Asia) Qwest Comm. SAVVIS Sonic.net Sprint Wholesale Teleglobe (VSNL) TeliaSonera Telstra Inc. (Asia, USA) Time Warner Telecom Verio (NTT) Verizon Business XO Comm. Xspedius)
Cost !!! well its u who decide it man... it depends on ur need !!!!
OK... Lets go More higher, how u become a backbone !!!!
What is Backbone ?? well my self me also have very little idea, so i would be able to give very little info what I know !!!
A Backbone can be compair with a Huge or large LAN (which becomes wan when spred in huge area) in Very Very high speed fiber optic connection...
Suppose, u connect all indian states, Citys and every possible place in a High speed (OFC) network, (off couse u need to have a GOVT permission) and U get in touch with ICANN (internet governing boby responsible for networking between Backbone networks) to obtain a 3rd level IP range...
U set up multiple Landing station to Connected to other Backbones, through each and other.... U become a Backbone !!!!
So what it will be for u ??