David Bowie, the legendary songwriter and an iconic performer was also an internet provider. He launched BowieNet in 1998 and the service remained available until the early 2000s. For $19.95 a month, users would receive an email address (yourname@davidbowie.com), 5MB of online storage meant for a personal web page, an exclusive audio and video of Bowie, access to chat rooms (where Bowie would supposedly pop up on occasion)
David Bowie launched an internet provider in the late 1990s.