Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn will be visiting Jackson State University’s Jackson Medical Mall campus on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
She will lead a roundtable discussion on advancements in health care relating to telecommunications from 9:30-11 a.m. as a guest of the JSU College of Public Service at the Mall’s center stage, 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive.
Titled “Exciting Advancements in Technology and Health Care,” the discussion will focus on telehealth, as part of the FCC’s Connect2Health Task Force, according to Ricardo A. Brown, dean of the College of Public Service.
The task force is exploring the intersection of broadband, advanced technology and health, according to the FCC’s website, https://www.fcc.gov/health.
Clyburn has served on the five-member commission since 2009, appointed and then reappointed by President Barack Obama to a term ending in 2017.
The commission regulates interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
Prior to her service on the FCC, Clyburn was a member of the Public Service Commission of South Carolina. She was the publisher and general manager of The Coastal Times, a Charleston-based weekly newspaper that focused primarily on issues affecting the African-American community. She co-owned and operated the family-founded newspaper for 14 years.
She is the daughter of U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.
For more information about the roundtable, contact the dean’s office at 601-979-8836.