{"id":18639,"date":"2024-02-26T15:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T20:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18639"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:38:52","slug":"umatilla-indian-reservation-to-receive-250k-for-high-speed-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/umatilla-indian-reservation-to-receive-250k-for-high-speed-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Umatilla Indian Reservation to receive $250k for high-speed internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/oregon\/high-speed-internet-umatilla-reservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KOIN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PORTLAND, Ore. \u2013 At long last, high-speed internet is heading for unserved parts of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. Ron Wyden announced Monday that the reservation will soon receive $250,000 in federal funding to expand its broadband service to currently unserved areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEquitable access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet ensures individuals, families, and businesses can be connected wherever they are,\u201d Sen. Merkley said. \u201cThis funding will allow Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to make improvements to the economy, education, and quality of life for folks across hundreds of miles of rural Oregon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding is part of a broader U.S. initiative to help citizens living in remote areas with access to \u201creliable high-speed internet access, clean, safe water and a range of support for rural families, agricultural producers and small businesses.\u201d Nationally, these projects total $772.6 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust as water is essential for the livelihoods and economies of communities in rural areas, access to reliable broadband internet is just as important in this modern technological age,\u201d Sen. Wyden said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KOIN PORTLAND, Ore. \u2013 At long last, high-speed internet is heading for unserved parts of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. 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