Statement of National Consumer Law Center Olivia Wein Regarding FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Stepping Down from the Federal Communications Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 17, 2018

National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010; or Olivia Wein (owein@nclc.org)

“FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has been a steadfast champion of the most vulnerable in our society. She has been a leader on so many consumer issues, but in particular in modernizing Lifeline and addressing prison phone abuses. Commissioner Clyburn is a compassionate and passionate public servant who has been an inspiration, and her voice will be missed on the FCC.”

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