The debate was hosted by NBC. I may be wrong, but that sounds like NBC paid for the equipment used. A much better future plan is for the Republican party to host the debate itself, in which case no media could dictate the rules. I’d be for that!
The quid pro quo is that NBC provides the hardware and the Republican Party provides the programming content which is the debate.
Politicians like the clowns who run the Republican Party do not have enough brains to multitask and stage a debate. They got their hands full just operating a political party.
I do find it humorous that you are defending and siding with the clowns running BIG OPPRESSIVE CORPORATE MEDIA over the small pathetic dweebs running the Republican Party elite. I always side with the little guys which in this case is pea brains in the Republican Party elite not the LEFT WING TREACHEROUS MOGULS running corporate media.