[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 71 (Monday, May 20, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO NORTHERN TELECOM

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                         HON. DAVID FUNDERBURK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 20, 1996

  Mr. FUNDERBURK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate an 
important corporate citizen in my district. Northern Telecom [Nortel], 
a telecommunications equipment manufacturer, recently received the 
first annual Corporate Citizenship Award from the Committee on Economic 
Development.
  Nortel received this prestigious award in recognition of the 
principles and values the company has held throughout the 100 years it 
has been in business. Not only do they invest in research and 
development, in customer satisfaction, in the training and education of 
their work force, in the quality of their management and in their 
overall business performance, but also they believe in a strong and 
ongoing commitment to education, support for arts and culture, and 
support for nonprofit community service organizations. In the Raleigh-
Durham area, Nortel has about 9,000 employees. The company and the 
employees contributed funds and time to community organizations such as 
the North Carolina Business Committee for Education and the Health Care 
Information and Communications Alliance, a collaboration between 
business and hospitals to develop a statewide health care information 
and communications system. With Nortel's encouragement and support, 
employees also contribute time to Habitat for Humanity, the National 
Council on Aging, Special Olympics and the North Carolina Symphony and 
the United Arts Council of Durham and Wake Counties.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Nortel and their 
employees on receiving this most deserved award.

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