Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,802, while according to a 2009 census estimate, the population had grown to 103,201. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of the Telecom Corridor with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson's, including several of the world's largest telecommunications/networking companies: AT&T, Verizon, Cisco Systems, Samsung, and Fujitsu.In 2006, Richardson was ranked as the 15th best place to live in the United States by Money magazine. This ranked Richardson the 3rd best place to live in Texas.

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