H. Res. 536 (Introduced in House) — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

(1)

all providers must appropriately complete calls to all areas of the United States regardless of the technology used by the providers;

(2)

no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in rural areas of the United States; and

(3)

the Federal Communications Commission should—

(A)

aggressively pursue entities whose violations of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission contribute to a lack of quality telecommunications services in rural areas of the United States, and impose swift and meaningful enforcement actions to discourage—

(i)

practices leading to telephone calls not being completed in rural areas of the United States; and

(ii)

unreasonable discrimination against telephone users in rural areas of the United States; and

(B)

move forward with clear, comprehensive, and enforceable actions in order to establish a robust and definitive solution to discrimination against telephone users in rural areas of the United States.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.

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