> I don't believe in piece below to be true, because one had to be in academia, science facility or government to connect: "For a very long time, no one paid fo

> I don't believe in piece below to be true, because one had to be in academia, science facility or government to connect: "For a very long time, no one paid for Internet access because Internet access was not something that was sold. It was like a public beachfront at the ocean. If you were near it, you could jump in, no credit card required.". When the author says "if you were near it, you could jump it", they meant "near it" == "in academia, defense, or government".