Today, The National Journal hosted an event discussing the recent release of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan. The first panel consisted of Jim Harper of CATO Institute, Navarrow Wright of Maximum Leverage Solutions, Tim Sparapani of Facebook, and Darrell West of Brookings Institute and was moderated by Shane Harris of The National Journal and David Hatch of CongressDaily.
 
 
Selected reactions to the release of the National Broadband Plan:
 
 
Navarrow Wright of Maximum Leverage Solutions:
 
The National Broadband Plan “is a step in the right direction.”
 
“The government needs to focus on digital entrepreneurship.”
 
“In broadband Internet access, there is not equality.”
 
Darrell West of Brookings Institute:
 
“It is going to be a private sector plan… 99% of the money will have to come from the private sector.”