What Does A Neutral Internet Look Like?

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What Does A Neutral Internet Look Like?

开云体育 | By Steve Zind,

Sage Van Wing

Published May 9, 2014 at 1:32 PM EDT

Advocacy groups hold a sign and a digital counter of the number of signatures they delivered to the FCC for a "free and democratic internet" in January 2014.

On May 14, the Federal Communication Commission is set to vote on a proposed set of rules that would regulate the traffic of information on the internet. Many fear that this would be the end of net neutrality. But is the internet really neutral right now? And how would the proposed rules change the user experience online?

We talk to Champlain College Instructor Ric Messier about what net neutrality is and what the future of the internet might look like.

Also on the show, we'll talk to St. Michael's College professors and about plant biology and kids books, and their new collaboration Books in Bloom:Discovering the Science in Great Children鈥檚 Literature.

Broadcast live on Monday, May 12 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Steve Zind

Steve has been with VPR since 1994, first serving as host of VPR鈥檚 public affairs program and then as a reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognize Steve for his special reports from Iran, providing a glimpse of this country that is usually hidden from the rest of the world. Prior to working with VPR, Steve served as program director for WNCS for 17 years, and also worked as news director for WCVR in Randolph. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Steve also worked for stations in Phoenix and Tucson before moving to Vermont in 1972. Steve has been honored multiple times with national and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for his VPR reporting, including a 2011 win for best documentary for his report, Afghanistan's Other War.

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Sage Van Wing

Sage Van Wing was a Vermont Edition producer.

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