yes, I am purchasing a connection to every computer on the network. that is the internet. an _internet service provider_ is providing me a service that allows m

yes, I am purchasing a connection to every computer on the network. that is the internet. an _internet service provider_ is providing me a service that allows me to connect to the internet. and the internet is all the networks. they may not give me an SLA to each destination, but I am most certainly purchasing access to all the networks -- not just their own. no one is purchasing comcast service just to connect to other comcast customers.