Al Gore : But telecommunications companies want to be able to set up a special high-speed lane just for the corporations that can pay for it . Trend of media consolidation will mean loss of free and open media . Mergers such as Comcast - NBC / CBS would disrupt information flow , he warns . Far from ` ` neutral , '' gatekeepers could discriminate on political views , who pays more , he says . Bush : This is a bipartisan issue ; all have a stake in preserving First Amendment .
Al Gore : Trend of media consolidation will mean loss of free and open media . Mergers such as Comcast - NBC / CBS would disrupt information flow , he warns . Far from ` ` neutral , '' gatekeepers could discriminate on political views , who pays more , he says . Bush : This is a bipartisan issue ; all have a stake in preserving First Amendment .