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Beach Walk #71 – Save the Internet

Posted on May 2, 2006 
Filed Under Business, Hawaiiana, Technology, Video Podcasts

Watch Beach Walks with Rox #71Congress is trying to let big telecom companies carve up the internet and put it out for sale to the highest bidder.

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About Today's Show

Hawaiʻi is the most remote land mass in the world. The internet is vital to us being able to connect and communicate with the rest of the world. Our economy depends on tourism, the large majority of whom use the internet as consumers to learn about our piece of paradise. What would you do if you had to wait 30 minutes for Beach Walks to download every day?

Please act now as Congress will be voting on this next week. Usually rivals, these companies have all come out in favor of "net neutrality" and against the bill currently in Congress to allow for access fees all across the internet: Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Common Cause, Gun Owners of America and the Parents Television Council.

Contact your congressional representatives easily from Save the Internet.

BTW, the Congressman leading the way to allow toll roads on the Internet, Joe Barton of Texas, lists SBC Communications and Comcast as his second and third largest contributors. What a coincidence!

Mahalo to David Meade for creating the "Save the Internet" bumper on today's show.

For those who want to know more, great notes from Andy Carvin who attended the Yale conference, Access to Knowledge.

Congratulations to Doctor Trey!
Who received a nomination for a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards music award from the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.

Theme music is Kaimoku: The Ukulele Experiment

Hawaiian words
Mamao: remote

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8 Responses to “Beach Walk #71 – Save the Internet”



  1. David Meade on May 3rd, 2006 3:12 am

    Great show; good use of effects. :-)

    It will be interesting to see how this issue plays out. An attempt to get Net Neutrality amended to the COPE act goes before the house next week. Its good to see the vlogsphere directing attention to the issue.

    Maholo for the shout out in the show links!

    - Dave



  2. Devlon on May 3rd, 2006 6:11 am

    Hey Rox. Good to see you put your 'hat' in the ring....and thanks for the trackback to loadedpun :)

    We'll be posting our clip on this topic shortly....every little bit counts.



  3. Rox on May 3rd, 2006 4:16 pm

    I really appreciate you stopping by guys. And yes, every little bit does count!

    Aloha,

    Rox



  4. Zadi on May 5th, 2006 12:21 am

    The sky looks amazing. Thanks for posting this. A VERY important issue.



  5. Rox on May 17th, 2006 11:50 am

    May 24th: National day of protest to stop the telcos from preventing open access to the internet:

    http://saveaccess.org/protest



  6. Bare Feet Blog on May 17th, 2006 12:21 pm

    Save the Internet and Your Privacy...

    This is a heinous burden on business and a gross violation of our privacy. I believe it is time to remember that we have a participatory democracy here in the U.S. and we are responsible for how we get treated. "Legislation Would Require ISPs to ...



  7. In The Transition » Serendipity and the Spiritual Aspect of the Internet on May 23rd, 2006 10:37 am

    [...] The citation is from the BBC Online. Tim (the original creator of the internet in 1989) was speaking in favor of net neutrality, or not having a “for pay” area of the internet. I am in favor of that too, and posted a video blog about it. [...]



  8. Beach Walks with Rox » Blog Archive » Beach Walk #190 - Net Neutrality Hawaii Style on September 1st, 2006 1:56 am

    [...] If you are new to Beach Walks, check out show #71 when we first discussed this topic. [...]



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