Bill to create statewide wireless network passed

Also, feds experiment with helium balloons for deployable emergency communications; Meru Networks creates Wi-Fi bundles for the education sector; PowerTrunk partners with Potomac Spectrum Partners to promote TETRA; Raytheon debuts advanced targeting sensor system for U.S. Army; BioRx smartphone app tracks, shares hemophilia healthcare info; U.S. Army increases value of contract with Harris; AdvanceTec introduces multi-unit two-way radio charger; iPAD Air scheduled to debut on Nov. 1; FAA deploys Harris dual-core network infrastructure; fire district wins grant for mobile emergency dispatch system; EWA endorses first recipient of Vestal scholarship.

Also: Many questions surround Sprint/T-Mobile merger; S.F. to get free public Wi-Fi in business district; Number of abandoned 911 calls rise in Colorado city; Codan intros two tactical repeaters; Hawaiian resort turns to Motorola to upgrade Wi-Fi offering; FCC names acting director of legislative affairs; Cassidian P25 system accepted by Colorado county; ArcGIS system selected by Vermont transit agency; Worldwide 4G LTE connections to top 2 billion within five years.

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Also: NYC launches website for tracking 911 response times; Oregon implements 911 on pre-paid cell phones; LightSquared wants to keep spectrum assets; Harris receives multiple government orders; FCC extends rebanding financial reconciliation deadline; Zetron gear at core of communications system upgrade; Ritron debuts wireless access control system; EWA seeks policy review of VHF vehicular repeater system deployments.