Tuesday 22 May 2018

FCC Commissioner Says the Agency Is a Shill for ISPs as She Slams the Door on Her Way Out

FCC Commissioner Says the Agency Is a Shill for ISPs as She Slams the Door on Her Way Out

In an interview just prior to leaving the FCC this month, former Commissioner Mignon Clyburn took aim at the agency where she worked for nearly nine years, saying it has abandoned its mission to safeguard consumers and protect their privacy and speech. Clyburn, a net neutrality proponent who served as interim FCC chief in 2013, equated the FCC’s mission to the Starfleet Prime Directive, saying the agency’s top priority is to ensure “affordable, efficient, and effective” access to communications—a directive it has effectively deserted under the new administration, working instead to advance the causes of “last-mile monopolies.”
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/fcc-commissioner-says-the-agency-is-a-shill-for-isps-as-1826203464?source=Snapzu

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