A bill that would provide needed broadband service help, but which puts the costs of the work on electric cooperatives is making its way through the Texas House of Representatives, with a public hearing coming Thursday before the State Affair Committee.
âThis is simply a situation where a large company called Charter (Communications) has bid for government money to take broadband to rural communities, but they bid too low and to recap their losses are passing on the expense to co-op members,â said Jerry Williams, CEO of Lamar Electric Cooperative. âAs written, I think HB 1505 would be a disaster for Lamar, Red River and Delta counties and Lamar Electric Cooperative.â
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Lamar Electric Co-op now has more room to do, well, everything.
Last month, the organization moved to its new home on Highway 82 just outside of Blossom with 14,000 square feet, according to CEO and General Manager Jerry Williams.
âThis is the first time in the history of our co-op the headquarters is located in a rural area and able to service ourselves,â Williams said. âWe wanted to be closer to our membership.â
The old building, which has housed the LEC since 1937, was just outside of the downtown area in Paris, and outside of the co-opâs service range. The old building was becoming extremely crowded, and they even had to keep some trucks at service stations instead of at the headquarters. Employees are enjoying the change.
I join the many others in the comment section to Williams’ posts, thanking him for his transparency, his educational information and for the work linemen perform out in the cold