• Google, Facebook and Microsoft each secretly pay tens of millions of dollars to top broadband providers to ensure consumers avoid any Internet traffic congestion when accessing their content: Report [variety.com]
• Why Google Wants to Lose This Race [fool.com]
• NY Times Leaves Industry Disclosure Out Of Op-Ed Celebrating Broadband Mediocrity [mediamatters.org]
• EarthLink re-enters wireless as a Clearwire MVNO offering WiMAX [fiercewireless.com]
• Alcatel-Lucent unveils radical restructuring plan, will focus on LTE, small cells in wireless [fiercewireless.com]
• Amazon Wants to Create Appointment TV Online, Not Follow Netflix Binging [theatlanticwire.com]
• L.A. school board OKs $30 million for Apple iPads for all students [latimes.com]
• Yahoo’s Very Bad Idea to Release Email Addresses [wired.com]
• Megaupload’s former hosting provider Leaseweb deletes all Megaupload user data from 690 servers without warning [torrentfreak.com]
• Microsoft Finally Offers To Pay Hackers For Security Bugs With $100,000 Bounty [forbes.com]
• Sweden Makes It Illegal To Take Photos In 'Private Environments' Without Permission [techdirt.com]
• The Next Mobile Frontier: The 'iCar'? [huffingtonpost.com]

• FCC Chairman Nominee Says Broadband Is Top Priority - Wheeler less clear on other commission issues [adweek.com]
• Texas becomes first US state to ban warrantless email snooping [sophos.com]
• Millions Lost to Wireless Investment Scam [wbay.com]
• Legal Squabbles Over the UK 4G Auction Result in Tougher Ofcom Rules [ispreview.co.uk]
• NSA Implementing 'Two-Person' Rule To Stop The Next Edward Snowden [forbes.com]
• Facebook’s Wi-Fi Spreads in the Wild [wired.com]
• Wi-Fi Alliance takes grid place, revs engine in race to 802.11ac [theregister.co.uk]
• Hey mobile firms: About that Android thing... Did Google add a lockout clause? [theregister.co.uk]
• Six nations ask Google for answers on Glass privacy - Canada, Oz, NZ, Mexico, Switzerland and Israel send 'Dear Larry' letter [theregister.co.uk]
• Warning Letters Under UK's Three Strikes Plan Unlikely To Be Sent Out Before 2016... If Ever [techdirt.com]

• Internet access just as important as food and sleep, study finds [techspot.com]
• Verizon's Wireless 'Voice Link' as a Replacement of the Wires? The Downgrading and Disconnecting of America's Communications [huffingtonpost.com]
• Experimentation with pricing structures will let the broadband providers and their customers test new business models without regulatory interference [cio.com]
• Dish Exec Talks Advantages of Fixed-Wireless Broadband [wirelessweek.com]
• Wireless charging on the go for the iPhone 5 [nytimes.com]
• Ready for the Industrial Internet? GE Announces “Predictivity” Platform, New Partnership With Amazon Web Services [allthingsd.com]
• Ubuntu phone OS has eight carriers signed on to boost development - Carrier list may put Ubuntu on phones throughout the world [arstechnica.com]
• Apple's screw-up leaves tethered iPhones easily crackable - 24 seconds from pickup to pwned [theregister.co.uk]
• Charter converts Texas systems to all-digital platform [fiercecable.com]
• Microsoft, Ruckus and others form Dynamic Spectrum Alliance to boost TV white space [fiercebroadbandwireless.com]
• GSMA: Every new car will be a 'connected car' in 2025 [fiercebroadbandwireless.com]
• Apple iPhone gaming controllers are coming, and it's a whole new game [fiercewireless.com]

• UK Broadband providers to filter adult content as standard by 2014 [cable.co.uk]
• Dish needs spectrum to fuel wireless broadband biz [cnet.com]
• Abandoning Fixed Lines for Mobile [zdnet.com]
• Having problems with your Netflix? You can blame Verizon [gigaom.com]
• Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire to prevent $6B takeover bid - Lawsuit claims the deal violates shareholder rights and Delaware laws [cnet.com]
• Cable companies are pulling punches in fight with Google Fiber [bgr.com]
• 'Free and open' Wi-Fi for public in Twin Cities expanding [twincities.com]
• How Clearwire Became the Darling of Telecom [wsj.com]
• AT&T starts nationwide FaceTime over cellular rollout [appleinsider.com]
• Nationwide LTE data test finds AT&T fastest, Verizon most reliable [slashgear.com]
• The Post-Wireless Era? Wireless is in the middle of a profound transition, behooving us to think network and not just wireless alone [networkworld.com]

• Department of Justice going too far in attempts to regulate spectrum auction [mercurynews.com]
• The Digital Divide Is Still a Real Problem [mashable.com]
• Google Fiber Seen Among Broadband's Top 10 By 2022 [investors.com]
• Nearly half the world’s population will be on the Internet by 2017 [bgr.com]
• AT&T, Verizon, others sharpen focus on wireless backhaul [fiercetelecom.com]
• Microsoft Said To Give Zero Day Exploits To US Government Before It Patches Them [techdirt.com]
• EU to end mobile roaming charges next year - Consumers will be able to use their mobile phones across the European Union for the same price as at home [telegraph.co.uk]
• Participants call for end date on Do Not Track talks [sfgate.com]
• Driver's license, registration, and cellphone, please: NJ considering legislation that allows police to search your phone after an accident [cnn.com]
• Report: Foreign owners blocked T-Mobile, Verizon from NSA snoops; Sprint/Softbank merger hire suggests Japanese will play ball [theregister.co.uk]
• Samsung promises to swiftly add smartphone 'kill switch' anti-theft feature before threatened deadline; Apple won't [huffingtonpost.com]

• The Top 10 Countries Requesting Your Internet User Data From Tech Firms [ispreview.co.uk]
• Wireless Deadzones Shaping Consumer Behavior [cellphonedigest.net]
• Lucas And Spielberg Predict “Massive Implosion” Of Hollywood Caused By Tech Industry [techcrunch.com]
• BMI Files Suit Against Pandora: Seeks a determination of rates for a blanket license for all music played on the streaming service [hollywoodreporter.com]
• Bill Regulating 3D Printed Guns Announced In NYC [theepochtimes.com]
• Vast array of medical devices vulnerable to serious hacks, feds warn [arstechnica.com]
• White House: Obama to take advantage of new advances in wireless to aid job creation [washingtonpost.com]
• Behold, the world’s most sophisticated Android trojan - Obad.a exploits undocumented Android bugs and offers advanced features more typical of malicious Windows apps [arstechnica.com]
• EU signs off on eCall emergency-phone-in-every-car plan [theregister.co.uk]
• In a masterpiece of timing, the Japanese government is considering a new NSA-style giant robot agency to monitor internet communications in the country [theregister.co.uk]

• GM to offer 4G mobile Internet access in most '15 vehicles - CEO thinks cars and trucks will become the “next major technology platform" [detroitnews.com]
• Why always-online consoles are actually good for gamers [techhive.com]
• AT&T Mobility seeks to patent wireless fitness apps [bizjournals.com]
• EU Regulators Eye Google Again — This Time It’s Android [allthingsd.com]
• Reuters: Apple building a $100 iPhone in a variety of colors, planning 5-inch iPhablets for next year [9to5mac.com]
• NSA chief drops hint about ISP Web, e-mail surveillance [cnet.com]
• Microsoft to open 600 Windows Stores inside Best Buy and Future Shop locations in the US and Canada this summer [thenextweb.com]
• Apple acknowledges e-book price increases at antitrust trial, reveals talk of Amazon deal that would split books/music control [engadget.com]
• And Now the Second Battle of the Internet [huffingtonpost.com]
• At the Cable Show, an industry fights cord-cutting with technology [theverge.com]

• NJ Transit commuters to get wireless service in trains, stations [nj.com]
• Low power wireless sensor technology to help the 'Internet of Things' become a reality [connectingindustry.com]
• Surprise! Edward Snowden: US government has been hacking Hong Kong and China for years [scmp.com]
• Finnish carrier DNA confirms it will be the first to launch Jolla phones running Sailfish OS [engadget.com]
• In Southeast Asia, the Web Gets Tangled Amid Dissent [wsj.com]
• Warner Bros. Copyright Trolling Customers Of Non-Six Strikes ISPs [techdirt.com]
• Zayo to provide fiber backbone for Chicago's Gigabit broadband project [fiercetelecom.com]
• Prosecutors to probe why Apple. others haven't made a true 'kill switch' to help curb theft epidemic [huffingtonpost.com]
• Netflix To Introduce User Profiles This Summer [huffingtonpost.com]
• NSA Spying Controversy Highlights Embrace Of Big Data [huffingtonpost.com]

• Monkey Wrench Inserted: Clearwire Committee to Back Dish’s Offer, Delay Sprint Vote [reuters.com]
• Comcast's New "Neighborhood Hotspot" Plan Isn't Quite the Open Wireless We Want [eff.org]
• AT&T Receives Highest Rating in Gartner U.S. Wireless Telecom Services Report [gartner.com]
• Google, Facebook and Microsoft all calling for more flexibility in disclosing more about that national security requests they receive from the US government [theregister.co.uk]
• Republic Wireless dumping outdated inventory before smartphone launch [bizjournals.com]
• Are These the Comcast Routers You're Looking for? [fool.com]
• How The MPAA Fought To Keep Audiovisual Materials Out Of WIPO Treaty For The Blind/Deaf; And How That's A Disaster For Education [techdirt.com]
• Favoring Sprint, T-Mobile in 600 MHz auction a 'big gamble' [fiercewireless.com]
• Will Time Warner Cable buy Cablevision? [fiercecable.com]

• Pandora purchases FM radio station amid battle with songwriters [thehill.com]
• Xbox chief: we have a product for people who can't get online, it's called Xbox 360 [engadget.com]
• India, China, and the Map to Two Billion Connected Devices [flurry.com]
• Chinese national handed 12 year jail sentence in the United States after being convicted of selling more than $100m of pirated software [theregister.co.uk]
• Senators Introduce Bill To End Secret Law That Enabled NSA Surveillance [techdirt.com]
• U.S. LTE subscribers will make up 70% of connections by 2017 [fiercewireless.com]
• Tier 1 incumbents AT&T, Verizon, others meet wireless backhaul demand [fiercetelecom.com]
• ConnectEd Is a Great New Presidential Initiative But We are Already Behind [huffingtonpost.com]
• Internet Shrugs Off NSA Data Mining: People 'Numb To The Fact That They're Being Watched' [huffingtonpost.com]
• Would Google's New Glasses Keep an Eye on Things? [huffingtonpost.com]

• Sprint reportedly ends acquisition talks with Dish once and for all [theverge.com]
• Acting FCC Chairwoman Pushes for Expanding Broadband Access [hollywoodreporter.com]
• JetBlue Doubles In-Flight Internet Contract with ViaSat [aviationtoday.com]
• Debate: Does American Broadband Suck Or Not? [techcrunch.com]
• Comcast Talks TV Everywhere, New Entertainment System and the Cloud [hollywoodreporter.com]
• Google's Not-So-Evil Plan To Lower Your Cable Bill [forbes.com]
• Audi tests wireless parking payments [gizmag.com]
• Netflix does not infringe on Rovi patents - preliminary ruling [reuters.com]
• Comcast's new DVR ditches the hard drive, stores your recordings in the cloud [theverge.com]
• AMD announces 'world's first commercially available 5GHz CPU' [theregister.co.uk]

• NCTA's Michael Powell defends U.S. broadband efforts [latimes.com]
• TV white spaces forum paves the way for wireless broadband across Africa [engadget.com]
• Apple announces iOS 7, 'biggest change' since the introduction of the iPhone, coming this fall [theverge.com]
• Microsoft retrieves lost Windows Phone handset running on prototype software [theverge.com]
• As Nextel Shutdown Looms, AT&T Plans to Bring Push-to-Talk to the iPhone [allthingsd.com]
• For the first time, a third of American adults own tablet computers [pewinternet.org]
• Apple Unveils iTunes Radio, A Streaming Music Service With The Full Power Of The iTunes Library [techcrunch.com]
• FBI, DHS and DoJ cool with SoftBank-Sprint merger - just FCC to go now [theregister.co.uk]
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, Verizon Customer: I'm glad The NSA Is Harvesting My Data. Because Terrorists. [techdirt.com]
• CenturyLink says Seattle right-of-way rule holds up broadband deployments [fiercetelecom.com]
• Charter CEO: It's not the Internet or cable, it's the TV business - Cable industry can no longer be separated from the Internet when it comes to content [fiercecable.com]

• Intel Has $2 Billion War Chest for TV Deals, But None Secured Yet [variety.com]
• Comcast expands Wi-Fi network with new 'neighborhood' initiative [cnet.com]
• UK Mobile Broadband Adoption Being Held Back by Data Caps and Price [ispreview.co.uk]
• US cable giant Liberty Global has completed its takeover of Virgin Media in a $24bn (£15.5bn) cash deal [theregister.co.uk]
• Pittsburgh's rivers are now Wireless [bizjournals.com]
• AT&T follows Verizon, extends wireless upgrade period from 20 to 24 months [bizjournals.com]
• 29-Year Old NSA Whistleblower Makes Mindblowing Claims About What Kind Of Power He Had [businessinsider.com]
• The Changing and Terrifying Nature of the New Cyber-Warfare [vanityfair.com]
• 'Not subject to American law' - the next desirable IT feature [theregister.co.uk]
• NSA Spying Revelations Start To Cause Outrage In Europe; China Next? [techdirt.com]

• Lightsquared: Broadband bankruptcy [nypost.com]
• Slow deployment for TV Everywhere in the US [broadbandtvnews.com]
• Games consoles take lead as TV-capable connected devices near 120 million mark [rapidtvnews.com]
• The iOS and Android Two-Horse Race: A Deeper Look into Market Share [flurry.com]
• Internet tapping aimed at non-U.S. people outside US: Official [reuters.com]
• Yes, Xbox One does need internet, does restrict game trading [theregister.co.uk]
• ZTE in 4G boost after 'world-first' VoTD-LTE call - Landmark call could accelerate adoption of FDD alternative [theregister.co.uk]
• Oh, And One More Thing: NSA Directly Accessing Information From Google, Facebook, Skype, Apple And More (Dropbox Coming Soon) [techdirt.com]
• C Spire adds new unlimited plans, highlights 'online passes' for video streaming [fiercewireless.com]
• AT&T ditches prepaid GoPhone data options, will launch new plans soon [fiercewireless.com]

• Obama makes big push for broadband in schools: ConnectED to provide 99% of U.S. students with access to broadband service within five years [pcmag.com]
• UK Internet safety law proposes that one must prove they are 18+ and have to opt-in to see porn on the Net [broadbandchoices.co.uk]
• Public Mobile to buy struggling Mobilicity as well as Wind Mobile in order to create a bigger rival to the three Canadian industry leaders: Rogers, Telus and Bell? [huffingtonpost.ca]
• FCC to vote on new rules to protect wireless customers' call data [fiercewireless.com]
• Surprise! Sneaky fees are a staple of every wireless bill [bgr.com]
• The Future of the Wireless Industry [fool.com]
• Apple Not Throttling iPhone or iPad Cellular Throughput via Carrier Bundles [anandtech.com]
• Administration, lawmakers defend NSA program to collect phone records [washingtonpost.com]
• Smart TVs riddled with dumb security holes [theregister.co.uk]
• Senators: Why Is Everyone So Worked Up About Verizon Spying? We've All Known About It Since 2007 [techdirt.com]

• Comcast exec insists Americans don’t really need Google Fiber-like speeds [bgr.com]
• 2013: Welcome to the universal Internet [zdnet.com]
• FreedomPop’s Free Wireless Would Be Cool If It Wasn’t So Shady [time.com]
• How Big Telecom Lost the Wireless War [huffingtonpost.ca]
• Apple IPhone 4 Ban Isn’t Seen as Setback for Wireless Carriers [bloomberg.com]
• Google’s YouTube triples mobile sales as users shift to wireless [thestar.com]
• Car thieves rob vehicles using ‘mystery’ wireless devices [nydailynews.com]
• Samsung’s lofty ’5G’ wireless breakthrough claims draw skepticism [bgr.com]
• Casinos Ban Gamblers From Using Google Glass [time.com]
• Apple, Samsung Face Grilling Over Stolen Smartphone Epidemic [huffingtonpost.com]
• BlackBerry in talks to preload BBM on rival handsets [cnet.com]

• FreedomPop goes freebie with new mobile service - The same startup looking to disrupt the broadband industry with free Internet unveils a mobile offering that has no monthly charges, costs or carriers [cnet.com]
• Mobile Internet revenue to exceed fixed broadband globally by 2014 [zdnet.com]
• Canadian Govt Wireless meddling hits new low with quashed Mobilicity deal [financialpost.com]
• Wi-Fi signals enable gesture recognition throughout entire home [washington.edu]
• The Problems with CALEA-II [schneier.com]
• Apple increases lead as top US smartphone maker, Samsung gains; Android down fourth month in a row [thenextweb.com]
• Espionage malware infects raft of governments, industries around the world [arstechnica.com]
• Australia's de-facto Internet filter may block 250k sites [theregister.co.uk]
• Internet Surveillance and Free Speech: the United Nations Makes the Connection [eff.org]
• Once again, people: 'Unlimited' means 'we have a traffic-management policy in place that punishes heavy internet downloaders' [theregister.co.uk]

• Verizon, ESPN, And The Future Of Broadband [forbes.com]
• Why cable companies aren’t scared of you dropping your pay TV service [bgr.com]
• Why Google’s African broadband initiative isn’t about philanthropy [bgr.com]
• Europe Isn't Giving Wireless Carriers a Pass on Net Neutrality. Why Should We? [nationaljournal.com]
• In 5 Years, Half of All Earthlings Will Be on the Internet [nationaljournal.com]
• Wireless Competition Under the Senate's Microscope [forbes.com]
• Amazon plans big expansion of online grocery business: sources [reuters.com]
• U.S. ITC issues limited import ban on AT&T models of Apple’s older iPhones, iPads after Samsung patent win [thenextweb.com]
• Smartphones will finally surpass feature phone shipments in 2013 [zdnet.com]
• Microsoft's Attack On Used Game Sales Asks Customers To Sacrifice Their Rights To Save An Industry [techdirt.com]
• It's Verizon and AT&T vs. Sprint and T-Mobile in the 600 MHz auction battle [fiercewireless.com]

• Chicago Sun-Times trains reporters to shoot with iPhones after laying off all its photographers [theverge.com]
• Once a Pioneer in Cellphone Technology, Europe Is Losing the 4G Race [wsj.com]
• New Canadian wireless code could hike smartphone price [cbc.ca]
• UK ISP Sky Broadband takes the law into its own hands - blocks torrent proxies [betanews.com]
• Lenovo planning smartphone venture in expansion drive [reuters.com]
• President Obama Comes Out Strongly Against Patent Trolls [techdirt.com]
• Big data, Wi-Fi, MVNOs and the last hurrah [fiercewireless.com]
• MetroPCS to start using T-Mobile's network and GSM handsets June 12th [engadget.com]
• Intel: 'Lack of LTE' hampers our approach to the US smartphone market [engadget.com]
• Passwords In Tattoos And Pills? Motorola Announces Plans For Wearable Tech [huffingtonpost.com]

• Sprint CEO Dan Hesse to Clearwire execs: Dish deal is not a ‘viable alternative’ [geekwire.com]
• U.S. Takes Apple To Trial Over eBooks: 'This Case Will Effectively Set The Rules For Internet Commerce' [huffingtonpost.com]
• Android took 52% of US smartphone sales in April, but iOS and Windows Phone are growing faster [thenextweb.com]
• Mozilla working on at least 5 devices, not limited to smartphones and tablets - may extend Mozilla’s OS into television screens or signage [thenextweb.com]
• France Ready To Shut Down Hadopi Three Strikes Law As It's 'Incompatible' With Digital Economy [techdirt.com]
• Apple declares war on Spotify: iRadio bags streaming rights [theregister.co.uk]
• FirstNet claims Verizon ties are not influencing its plans [fiercebroadbandwireless.com]
• Ericsson: Video traffic on mobile networks will grow 60% annually [fiercebroadbandwireless.com]
• Broadband cord cutting proves perceived value of mobility [fiercebroadbandwireless.com]
• White Space is the Future for M2M and Wireless Internet Ubiquity [m2mevolution.com]