Campaign surrogates for John McCain said the Republican presidential candidate would not support network neutrality legislation, pushing for regulation that would separate broadcast, cable and possibly the Internet instead, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Meanwhile, Barack Obama’s representatives said the Democratic presidential candidate would support net neutrality and a diversity of voice to prevent further media consolidation, the newspaper says. The lines were drawn at the Federalist Society debate in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the newspaper notes.
—Vlada Gelman