FCC Commissioner Clyburn Put People First

WASHINGTON — At today’s FCC meeting, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn announced she would be stepping down from her position and leaving the agency in the coming weeks. Commissioner Clyburn was appointed by President Barack Obama and joined the FCC in 2009. She served as interim chair in 2013.

Free Press President and CEO Craig Aaron made the following statement:

“Often called the conscience of the Commission, Mignon Clyburn deserves the highest praise one can give a public servant: She used her power to help people. At an agency often captured by the companies it’s supposed to regulate, Clyburn stood out for her focus on the real-world impacts of the FCC’s decisions.

“While every commissioner attends trade shows, Clyburn made sure to also visit community media centers. She met not just with lobbyists but with grassroots organizers and prisoners’ families. She went not just to Silicon Valley but to Skid Row.

“Whether fighting unjust prison-phone rates as interim chair, pushing for real Net Neutrality as a commissioner, or filing fierce dissents to the Trump regime’s attempts to tear down these accomplishments, she put the people first. Her voice will be missed inside the FCC, but we hope her work advocating for a more just media system will only continue.”