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CHARLOTTE, N.C.
North Carolina's largest city is getting nearly $17 million in federal money to build a wireless broadband network that will aid police, ambulances and firefighters.
The city of Charlotte found out last week that it has been awarded the grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The system could one day allow doctors at a hospital to see live video of a patient's condition while he's driven in an ambulance. Or police at headquarters could watch a traffic stop in real-time video shot by a patrolman's cruiser.
The city along with Mecklenberg County and other towns in the county will have their own high-speed 4G wireless network that officials say will work faster because it won't be shared with regular cell phone users.
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Information from: The Charlotte Observer, http://www.charlotteobserver.com
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