Three GOPers signal early opposition to some of FCC's new broadband plan

Reps Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), and Mike Conaway (R-TX) railed on the Federal Communications Commission's newly released National Broadband Plan.

Each told the San Angelo Standard-Times they had serious reservations about the report. Their dissent perhaps foretells some of the difficulties FCC proponents and broadband enthusiasts in Congress may face in the coming months. Rep. Thornberry told reporters he doubted the need for the federal government to lead broadband expansion and invest heavily in private infrastructure. Rep Conaway questioned whether broadband expansion was needed in the first place.

"Nobody has a 'right' to the broadband, but it would be nice if everybody did have it," said Conaway.