 Jones began his career in the telecommunications industry , first working with MCI Communications ( now MCI Inc . ) and later BellSouth Corporation . At BellSouth , he was part of a team that established wireless communications in Montevideo , Uruguay . Jones served on the DeKalb Board of Health , the Atlanta Regional Commission , the DeKalb Library Board , the DeKalb Pension Board , and the Board of Visitors for Emory University and North Carolina Central University . 
