You need a Peppol Access Point to connect to the Peppol network. Such a connection is provided by a Billing Service Provider (BSP) such as eConnect. You can best compare this to a telephone provider. If you want to make calls or use the internet on your phone, you need access to the telecoms network. For that connection, you need to be with a telecom provider. This is also how it works with eConnect on the Peppol network. Every eConnect customer has standard access to the Peppol network.