SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 68
WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, Big Bend Telephone Company
of Alpine has provided outstanding telecommunications services
to the Big Bend region; and
WHEREAS, The company pioneered telecommunications
throughout the 17,000 square miles of its sparsely populated
service area, only 16 percent of which has cellular coverage;
this area includes 485 miles of the Texas-Mexico border and
almost 25 percent of the nation's southern border; and
WHEREAS, Recently, Big Bend Telephone Company provided new
infrastructure and services that allowed the opening of
Boquillas Crossing as an unmanned border checkpoint; the
reopening of this border crossing, which is the only one in the
300 miles between Presidio and Del Rio, will contribute to
economic development in the area and will be an important boon to
tourism; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of this unique and innovative
project, BBT was presented with a "Special Recognition: Homeland
Security" award at the Rural Broadband Association's 2014 Smart
Rural Community Awards event held at the National Telephone
Cooperative Association's fall conference in San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, Big Bend Telephone Company has made a crucial and
lasting contribution to this state and nation, and it is truly
deserving of special commendation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby commend Big Bend Telephone Company for its
outstanding contributions to the community and its commitment to
national security and extend to everyone associated with the
company sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Big Bend Telephone Company as an expression of high
regard from the Texas Senate.
Uresti
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 3, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate