EP MYLABIT F/GO! 2016 W/TECH.IN ACTION
EP MYLABIT F/GO! 2016 W/TECH.IN ACTION
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Chapter 13, Problem 1MC
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Mostly the internet is funded by federal income taxes.

Hence, the correct option is “C”.

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Payment for internet:

Internet is owned by different entities such as individuals, universities, agencies, government and private companies.

  • The entity namely National Science Foundation (NSF) and many private held companies contain their own information which makes the internet to work.
  • This NSF is a United States (U.S) government funded agency which pays for the large proportion of an internet infrastructure and fund research for new technologies.
  • The most important primary source of NSF funding is federal taxes.

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