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by jacobgold 32 days ago
BBN was a private company...
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jorams 32 days ago
A private company doing DARPA-funded research.
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jacobgold 32 days ago
Initially, yes, and then they became an important commercial internet service and backbone provider. They were quickly joined by a huge wave of other private companies, almost all VC-backed.
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