The Interstate analogy was used to encourage the adoption of the Internet. Al Gore Senior "was instrumental in sponsoring and enacting the legislation creating

The Interstate analogy was used to encourage the adoption of the Internet. Al Gore Senior "was instrumental in sponsoring and enacting the legislation creating the Interstate Highway System". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gore,_Sr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gore,_Sr. Al Gore Junior, the former US vice president, "promoted legislation that funded an expansion of the ARPANET, allowing greater public access, and helping to develop the Internet". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore_and_information_technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore_and_information_techno... Al Gore certainly saw the parallels with what his father had done, and the "information superhighway" phrase was a direct reference.