Clyburn's Last Acts as FCC Chair Include Proposal to Eliminate Sports Blackout Rule

She made the most of her time in charge

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No one can ever say that acting Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Mignon Clyburn was a benchwarmer during the six months she served as acting chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission. On Thursday and Friday, her final two days heading up the FCC, Clyburn circulated a number of rulemakings, including a proposal to end the sports blackout rule.

Clyburn also opened up a rulemaking to examine ways to revitalize the AM radio band, a project championed by commissioner Ajit Pai, and proposed minor changes to the CALM Act that prohibits loud commercials.

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