[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO THE CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 20, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate the Cumberland Telephone Company of Cumberland, Iowa. This 
year marks the 120th year of operations for the telecommunications 
company, which opened its doors in 1897.
  The company was originally named the Briscoe-Cumberland Telephone 
Company. Briscoe was a small mining town located in Adams County, Iowa. 
Today, the Cumberland Telephone Company is a full-service 
communications company offering internet, local and long distance phone 
service, and fiber-to-the-home packages for their customers. It also 
provides wireless internet services throughout the Cumberland exchange.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend and congratulate the Cumberland Telephone 
Company and its staff for providing cutting-edge telecommunication 
services to the Cumberland community and Southwest Iowa for the past 
120 years. I urge my colleagues in the United States Congress to join 
me in congratulating Cumberland Telephone Company for their numerous 
achievements in the communications industry and in wishing them all 
nothing but continued success.

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