Well so was the internet originally, as ARPANET. ARPANET was developed and implemented for military information purposes - civilian use is allowed, but these (information) highways are primarily for the purpose of moving our military (information) quickly from one part of the (world) to another. I support that don't you?
Sorry just had to point out the similarities of your statement.
the government does NOT provide free use of it’s highways - most states have tolls, etc. The telephone has military uses - do you think that the government ought to provide free use of the telephone?
we also pay our gasoline, vehicle costs etc. to subsidize the highways.
I agree that in marketing terms, the highway system is a market failure. but creating other market failures isn’t the way to make things right - it’s the poor who cannot afford computers, and the elderly, etc who will be paying for this luxury for others to enjoy.