Telecom and technology policy virtually never get discussed in presidential elections. And a lot of otherwise politically-attuned folks don't have much of a sense one way or another what they think telecom policy should be. But in addition to its obvious importance in media, free speech and civic terms, telecom policy is hugely important to the future of the economy.

Here's video of a recent panel discussion between Michael Powell and and Reed Hundt, as surrogates for McCain and Obama.