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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 241
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Telephone Association are |
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gathering in Austin on February 28, 2023, to celebrate Texas |
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Rural Broadband Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1905, TTA represents the state's local |
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exchange telephone companies and relies heavily on the volunteer |
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efforts of its member officers and directors who provide voice |
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and data service to rural Texas; the association's 46 rural |
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telecommunications providers include telephone cooperatives, |
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small family-owned companies, and multistate operations; and |
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WHEREAS, Covering almost half of the Lone Star State's land |
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area and a large portion of the Texas-Mexico border, TTA member |
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companies serve some 1.4 million rural Texas households and 2,200 |
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rural schools, colleges, government agencies, and other anchor |
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institutions; thousands of miles of fiber optic and wireline |
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facilities form the backbone of the rural Texas |
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telecommunications network, enabling voice and wireless calls, |
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broadband, and a range of additional advanced services; and |
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WHEREAS, TTA employs approximately 3,800 Texans in |
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full-time positions and creates thousands of jobs for |
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contractors, materials suppliers, and other rural Texas |
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businesses; working tirelessly during adversity, rural phone |
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companies and their technicians have helped ensure uninterrupted |
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connections for rural Texans during the challenges of the |
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COVID-19 pandemic; moreover, during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, |
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technicians braved dangerous conditions, often traveling long |
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distances to power remote switches with generators and to check |
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on the well-being of customers; and |
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WHEREAS, For well over a century, TTA has played an |
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important role in keeping rural Texans connected, and it is |
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indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing the association for its |
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myriad contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Texas Rural |
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Broadband Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those |
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associated with the Texas Telephone Association sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for TTA as an expression of high regard from the Texas |
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Senate. |
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Sparks |
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Parker |
Springer |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 28, 2023. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |