Mignon Clyburn is one of the “greatest chairs...
Mignon Clyburn is one of the “greatest chairs in FCC history,” the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council said in a blog post Monday (http://bit.ly/1ebsIXK). “In her six-month tenure, Chairwoman Clyburn has delivered extraordinary value for entrepreneurs and consumers and, especially,…
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for minorities and women trying to break into the nation’s most influential industries and the one-sixth of the economy these industries represent,” wrote MMTC President David Honig and Director of Communications Marcella Gadson. They cited Clyburn’s support for minority broadcasters, introducing minority- and women-owned business statistics in the agency’s wireless competition report, and approving the “largest minority spectrum deal in U.S. history.” They commended her for reducing predatory prison phone rates, taking steps toward “revitalizing” the E-rate program, and “solving the interoperability crisis” after organizing a “pathbreaking multiparty negotiation” to spur investment and buildout of networks in the Lower 700 MHz band. MMTC applauded Clyburn for her help improving “civil rights, entrepreneurship, and technological progress for our nation."