Mignon Clyburn

Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has served at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) since 2009. She is currently serving her second term as a Democrat and was sworn in on February 19, 2013 following her re-nomination by President Barack Obama and confirmation by the United States Senate. Following her appointment, Clyburn also served as the first Acting Chairwoman of the FCC. While at the FCC, Commissioner Clyburn has been committed to closing the digital divide. Specifically, she has been an advocate for Lifeline Modernization, which assists low income consumers defray the cost of broadband service, championed diversity in media ownership, initiated Inmate Calling Services reforms, emphasized diversity and inclusion in STEM opportunities, and fought to preserve a free and open internet. Prior to the FCC, she spent 11 years as a member of the sixth district on the Public Service Commission (PSC) of South Carolina. Prior to the PSC, Clyburn was the publisher and general manager of her family-founded newspaper for 14 years, the Coastal Times, a Charleston-based weekly newspaper that focused primarily on issues affecting the African American community.

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