We've already seen private enterprise solutions to the long-haul network problem: CompuServe and AOL, each of which was a heavily-censored and ludicrously expen

We've already seen private enterprise solutions to the long-haul network problem: CompuServe and AOL, each of which was a heavily-censored and ludicrously expensive walled garden, soundly rejected by anyone with access to the Internet. Well-run private enterprises avoid creating public goods because they don't pay off, so they aren't going to happen unless you solve the free rider problem (i.e., taxation) or you have so many selfless donors who don't object to free riders that you can ignore the problem.