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Originally Posted by Dave_S
I not not think that matters a whole lot whether it is capitalized or not, but I usually do use the capital form. My logic is that "an internet" is simply a network that interconnects two or more networks, while "the Internet" is a single worldwide interconnection of networks. There is only one Internet, unlike the comparisons in the article to the examples of radio or television. There is only one Internet, while there are many internets and intranets.
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The comparisons to television and radio are completely irrelevant, in my opinion. It's a very specific thing, the actual backbone that connects everything and deserves a capital "I".
Personally, I think a move to use the lowercase merely indicates ignorance of what the Internet actually is.