Expanded telehealth access coming to Klamath residents

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Expanded telehealth access coming to Klamath residents

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Cascade Health Alliance members who are Sky Lakes Medical Center patients will get greater access to convenient care through a new grant from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) pilot telehealth access program.

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Nationwide Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) Test Reminder

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Nationwide Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) Test Reminder

Salem, OR - The nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) will occur on Wednesday, October 3. The test, which will be conducted by FEMA in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), was originally scheduled to take place on September 20 but was postponed due to response and recovery efforts after Hurricane Florence.

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Nationwide Wireless Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled for Sept. 20

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Nationwide Wireless Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled for Sept. 20

Salem, OR – There will be a first-ever nationwide test of the Integrated public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) on Thursday, Sept. 20. IPAWS encompasses the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA).

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Walden Applauds Support for Broadband Expansion in Rural Oregon

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Walden Applauds Support for Broadband Expansion in Rural Oregon

WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today applauded an announcement from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that Oregon will receive $13.7 million to support rural broadband expansion. The funding is made available through the FCC’s Connect America Fund Phase II auction, which allocated $1.488 billion in support to be distributed over the next decade to expand broadband to unserved communities in 45 states.

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