Actually, he was more correct than he knew, in a few ways. One being, that the internet does work in this way, he just didn't use a good comparison. 

 

The other, being http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_communications_cable . 

 

So he was probably more correct than he would ever come to know. This also makes his haters idiots. 

 

R.I.P.  Ted Stevens. 

 

~Soewut