As Mignon Clyburn left the Federal Communications Commission, the longtime telecom regulator worried that the FCC is abandoning its "prime directive" of protecting consumers.
Further Reading The FCC loses a fierce consumer advocate as Mignon Clyburn resigns.
But too often, the FCC's Republican majority led by Chairman Ajit Pai is prioritizing the desires of corporations over consumers, Clyburn said.
Clyburn's last FCC meeting was on April 17, and she gave her last policy speech as an FCC commissioner on May 9.
Clyburn said that deregulation isn't bad in markets with robust competition, because competition itself can protect consumers.
Broadband regulators should strike a balance that protects consumers and promotes investment from large and small companies, she said.
If Clyburn was confident that the FCC would put consumers first, "I probably would have exited long before now," she said. »
