When Mignon Cliburn was appointed to the FCC, many people in the media/telcom world assumed that she would be a mild-mannered  ”get along, go along” Commissioner.  In fact, she has turned about to be a forceful and outspoken defender of consumer rights.
<b><i>FCC’s Clyburn Rebukes Comcast for Broadband Rate Hike</b>     <p>    Federal Communications Commission member Mignon Clyburn on Wednesday indirectly hammered Comcast for recently raising its broadband prices.</p>      <p>   As Cyburn and other FCC commissioners discussed broadband affordability at a digital literacy summit on Tuesday, Comcast instituted a $2 rate increase on its lowest-tier customers.</p>      <p>   That prompted Clyburn to issue a statement rebuking the company late Wednesday, though she never once mentioned Comcast by name.</p></i>
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