R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, MCI Communications Corporation has chosen El Paso as 1-2 the site of its fifth Operator Network Center, and this decision 1-3 will greatly benefit the citizens of this fine Texas city; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Over the next five years, the proposed center will 1-5 bring approximately 1,000 new jobs to the El Paso area, creating a 1-6 substantial positive increase in the city's employment rate; and 1-7 WHEREAS, El Paso's large bilingual population was an 1-8 important factor in MCI's selection of this historic city; the 1-9 center's operators will be counted on to provide directory 1-10 assistance and services to local and long distance customers in 1-11 both English and Spanish; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Headquartered in Washington, D.C., MCI is one of the 1-13 largest and fastest growing telecommunications companies in the 1-14 world, providing more than 20 million customers with a wide variety 1-15 of communication services; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The development of this state-of-the-art 1-17 communications center will no doubt be mutually beneficial to both 1-18 MCI and the city of El Paso, and the residents of El Paso look 1-19 forward to establishing a rewarding business relationship with this 1-20 prominent company; now, therefore, be it 1-21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-22 Legislature hereby congratulate the citizens of El Paso on securing 1-23 this important contract and recognize MCI Communications 1-24 Corporation for creating this tremendous opportunity for the 2-1 citizens of this proud community; and, be it further 2-2 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-3 prepared for MCI Communications Corporation as an expression of 2-4 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Chavez Longoria Moreno _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 650 was adopted by the House on May 2, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House