[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 119 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           IN RECOGNITION OF 
                             JAMES BARR III

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                            HON. MARK GREEN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 21, 2006

  Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to 
recognize before this House TDS Telecommunication Corporation's 
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Barr III.
  For seventeen years, James Barr has been an exemplary leader of a 
growing Wisconsin business and has served the telecommunications 
industry with both integrity and distinction. He has played an integral 
role in the development of TDS Telecom, quintupling annual revenue to 
more than $900 million and successfully elevating the company to the 
sixth largest independent telephone company in the country.
  Not only did Barr build a customer-focused organization that has won 
many awards for customer care, he touched the lives of numerous 
employees which helped him create a vibrant organization with 3200 
employees serving 1.2 million customers in 29 states.
  But beyond his hard work and dedication on the job Barr is above all 
else an upstanding person. Barr has been an excellent leader of several 
telecommunications boards and service organizations including the 
United Way of Dane County as well as a caring and supportive husband, 
father and grandfather.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Barr should be commended for his outstanding 
contributions to the telecommunications industry as well as the great 
state of Wisconsin. I congratulate him on his years of service and 
exemplary citizenship and wish him the best in his retirement.

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