House Resolution 1036 Summary

• Expresses Oklahoma House of Representatives support for the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA as beneficial to the state's economic growth and infrastructure development.

• Emphasizes that the merger would expand high-speed wireless broadband service to rural areas of Oklahoma, improving access to healthcare and education services in underserved regions.

• Recognizes private investment in telecommunications infrastructure as critical to Oklahoma's competitiveness in the global economy and long-term prosperity.

• Directs distribution of an official copy of the resolution to all five members of the Federal Communications Commission (Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioners Michael J. Copps, Robert M. McDowell, Mignon Clyburn, and Meredith Attwell Baker).