[resize2996]

I paid for my internet and used it all day long.

[sbuas]

The money paid was to access the internet not run it, that's a world of difference.

[BirAdam]

In the 1990s, there were plenty of closets running websites, BBSs and other internet available resources. As a percentage of total internet users, it was higher than those doing so today. So, money was paid to run portions of the internet at home by ISP subscribers.