This article is a FAQ on the Internet itself. Because many people still have a pretty vague idea of what the Internet really is. Here's a few of the questions I frequently hear. It's simply a bunch of worldwide computers connected together. Better yet, it's a bunch of worldwide communication networks of computers interconnected, hence the name Internet.
Nobody owns the Internet.
It is a sprawling growing network of networks that span the world. The Internet has everything attached but the kitchen sink. Everybody that uses the Internet pays for a piece of it. The ISP does the same with the provider for his access to an Internet Gateway who in turn pays his share to a backbone provider. In between the links are thousands of companies providing equipment such as PCs, Servers, Routers, etc.