• FCC to review mobile spectrum ownership [zdnet.com]
• Smartphone storm may climax with iPhone 5 [totaltele.com]
• Bankrupt LightSquared seeks to pay key executives up to $6m in bonuses [totaltele.com]
• Why Johnny can't stream: How video copyright went insane [arstechnica.com]
• O2 looses legal torpedo at Everything Everywhere's UK 4G monopoly [theregister.co.uk]
• TiVo developing cloud-based DVR software for cable operators [fiercecable.com]
• Verizon restores fiber services in Massachusetts, repairs on copper network continue [fiercetelecom.com]
• Ireland unveils national broadband plan: 30Mbps minimum for all [irishtimes.com]
• Apple Loses Patent Lawsuit Against Samsung In Japan [bloomberg.com]
• Spyware Matching FinFisher Can Take Over IPhones, Blackberrys [bloomberg.com]

• Think 4G is 10 times faster? Think again [gigaom.com]
• Move over SOPA & PIPA, here comes CISPA [digitaljournal.com]
• The Internet is ruining your brain [shortlist.com]
• How to budget megabytes becomes urgemt for users [nytimes.com]
• 'Don't break the internet': How an idiot's slogan stole your privacy [theregister.co.uk]
• iPad Wi-Fi issues may be linked to power management [computerworld.com]
• Ruling in YouTube case could lead to a "new way to attack" content-sharing services [multichannel.com]
• Unlocked iPhones from AT&T may benefit FreedomPop and H2O [fiercebroadbandwireless.com]
• LTE becoming an M2M prerequisite [fiercebroadbandwireless.com]
• Hotel Caught Injecting Banner Ads on “Complimentary” Wi-Fi Network [maximunpc.com]
• Is the BlackBerry on the Verge of Downfall? [techvert.com]

• Cable vs. Tellco: Verizon-Cable industry stop competing, forced to collude [broadbandconvergent.com]
• MPAA chief: SOPA and Protect IP back from the grave? [cnet.com]
• LTE-A Will Add to Mobile Broadband Confusion, Heavy Reading Reports [sacbee.com]
• Q4: ILECs bulked up on video, business and broadband [fiercetelecom.com]
• TWC Kansas City: We Have DOCSIS 3 - We're Ready For Google Fiber [multichannel.com]
• Google tablet delayed until July, is Wi-Fi-only [CNet UK]
• Sprint set to offer cure for poor wireless voice quality [computerworld.com]
• New 'Scoreboard' ranks top 20 global operator groups by mobile connections [fiercewireless.com]
• Political expedience on 700 MHz trumps physics, revenue and consumer interests [fiercewireless.com]
• The limitless possibilities of Bluetooth 4.0 [cnet.com]

• Which cities have the fastest Internet in America? [smartplanet.com]
• Some in New Zealand government calling for espionage investigation into Chinese broadband company Huawei after Aussie NBN ban [3news.co.nz]
• AT&T Redefines the Meaning of 'Unlimited' Data Plan [cio-today.com]
• Row 44 Now Offers In-Flight Video-on-Demand for Any Airline Worldwide [streetinsider.com]
• Apple offers 4G iPad refunds over Australian LTE confusion [slashgear.com]
• T-Mobile battles the subsidy beast (by raising prices) [gigaom.com]
• RapidShare Declared Legal In Court, With a Twist [torrentfreak.com]
• New UK broadband advertising rules restrict speed claims and 'unlimited' services [broadbandgenie.co.uk]
• Verizon Envisions 4G Wireless in Just about Anything [technologyreview.com]
• Here's How Law Enforcement Cracks Your iPhone's Security Code [forbes.com]
• Mass BitTorrent Lawsuits Return to the UK [torrentfreak.com]
• A surge in learning the language of the Internet [nytimes.com]
• Comcast now offering business customers fully managed VoIP service, eliminates the need for on-site phone systems [multichannel.com]

• Austin, TX tops San Francisco in download speed study; Fort Worth & El Paso TX at bottom of list [smeet.org]
• The Solution To The Wireless Spectrum Shortage: More Wires [forbes.com]
• Public Knowledge asks FCC to investigate data-capped broadband plans; Urges FCC to ask why caps are necessary and how consumers are affected by them [broadcastingcable.com]
• Why 2012 Is LTE’s ‘Breakout’ Year [cable360.net]
• Wi-Fi is more important than ever, but standards are lacking [fiercewireless.com]
• Clearwire CFO Lays Out Trump Card: Capacity [wirelessweek.com]
• 2012: The year of the App-ocalypse? [cnet.com]
• Sprint needs - and can handle - next iPhone, analyst says [Kansas City Business Journal]
• Report: Operators cut handset subsidies to safeguard data revenue gains [fiercewireless.com]
• ValCom sues Megaupload for up to $900 million in damages [thenextweb.com]
• Massive Conflict Of Interests In ICANN Called Out By CEO, Start To Get Some Attention [techdirt.com]
• US broadcasters put the squeeze on small-town cable TV [theregister.co.uk]
• Facebook says it may launch legal action against employers who ask for user passwords [thenextweb.com]

• The age of freemium 4G data is here. Will the big carriers survive it? [fiercewireless.com]
• Legal movie downloads to overtake DVD & Blu-Ray sales for first time in US this year [thedrum.co.uk]
• In Australia, Secure Your Wi-Fi - or Face a Visit From the Police [pcworld.com]
• The future of apps and Web [pewinternet.org]
• Boxee Ramps Up Its Fight To Stop The FCC From Letting Cable Companies Effectively Break Its Device [techdirt.com]
• Clearwire: Usage on our network increased 705% year-over-year [fiercewireless.com]
• China takes Android and iOS activations crown [theregister.co.uk]
• UK ISP's should consider a voluntary anti-bot code of conduct [ispreview.co.uk]
• French prez announces crackdown on Internet hate sites [reuters.com]
• ISP: Storing 25 petabytes of Megaupload data costs us $9,000 a day [arstechnica.com]
• For now, mobile still comes down to Samsung v. Apple [gigaom.com]
• Google Play mulls movie sales [cnet.com]
• Australian Gov't: Not In The Public Interest For The Public To Be Interested In Secret Anti-Piracy Negotiations [techdirt.com]

• World’s First Flying File-Sharing Drones in Action [torrentfreak.com]
• France Telecom to deploy LTE across Europe by 2015 [fiercewireless.com]
• UK Government Plans to Turn Britain Into Europe's Technology Center [foxbusiness.com]
• 4G: Just a Marketing Term? [lightreading.com]
• How Will Apple Support LTE Voice Services? [lightreading.com]
• Why Comcast won't become a wireless carrier [CNN Money]
• $1.5 billion: The cost of cutting London-Tokyo latency by 60ms [extremetech.com]
• MPAA Wants Megaupload User Data Retained for Lawsuits [wired.com]
• ICANN Confirms That It's Going To Make It Easier For Governments To Seize Domains Around The Globe [techdirt.com]
• EU to probe Dutch regulator decision on business broadband [totaltele.com]
• New iPad Might Have Wi-Fi Reception Issues [webpronews.com]

• Virgin Mobile USA experiencing nationwide text, data outage; disruption comes as company gets ready to implement throttling for heavy users [cnet.com]
• Did telecom campaign cash affect N.C. broadband vote? [newsobservrer.com]
• Does Docsis Have a 5-Gig Future? [lightreading.com]
• FCC rulemaking on spectrum to begin Wednesday; Dish Network hopes for ruling by fall [denverpost.com]
• Dangerously Vague Cybersecurity Legislation Threatens Civil Liberties [efforts ]
• Internet contributed £121 billion to UK economy in 2010 (8.3% of GDP) making the UK the most web-dependent country in the G-20 [idg.no]
• Apple fighting Motorola, Nokia, and RIM over nano-SIM standard [theverge.com]
• German court: Rapidshare must HUNT for dodgy pirate links Site expected to be 'proactive' in preventing copyright infringement [theregister.co.uk]
• Justin.tv Not Guilty Of 'Stealing Cable' When Users Stream UFC Matches [techdirt.com]
• Tons Of Companies Sued In Class Action Lawsuit Over Uploading Phone Addressbooks [techdirt.com]
• Verizon, Comcast: There Is Room for Regulation in Internet; Must be Narrowly Targeted, Consumer-focused on Privacy, Security [multichannel.com]
• Seagate hits 1 terabit per square inch, 60TB hard drives on their way [extremetech.com]

• Imminent "six strikes" Copyright Alert System needs antitrust scrutiny [arstechnica.com]
• Total broadband subs for 2011 by the numbers [leichtmanresearch.cgom]
• Get Yer Tinfoil Hats: Was the AntiSec Hacking Spree an FBI Front All Along? [gizmodo.com]
• Court Orders RapidShare to Filter User Uploads [torrentfreak.com]
• "Fileless" malware: Exploit found in Russian adware invades process, doesn't install files [theregister.co.uk]
• Vimeo takedown leads to court loss; first damages award for unauthorized removal of content [theregister.co.uk]
• China’s handset-makers plan home-grown platforms [theregister.co.uk]
• It’s the battery, stupid: The looming 4G smartphone crisis [pandodaily.com]
• Marketing is the next big money sector in technology [gigaom.com]
• Google Nexus tablet a 'done deal,' claims report [cnet.com]
• When Innovation Leapfrogs Phone Capabilities [athingsd.com]

• Comcast blaming Wells Fargo Bank for accidentally double billing Xfinity subscribers, then charging customers $25 to correct the mistake [fiercecable.com]
• Defiant LightSquared says FCC action would violate its rights- FCC needs to let it launch LTE or offer compensation [networkworld.com]
• Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Apple, Foursquare and 13 other social media firms hit with lawsuit accusing them of supplying mobile apps that invade users' privacy [theregister.co.uk]
• Epic Fail: The newly-found Microsoft RDP flaw attack code appears to have been leaked by Microsoft itself (or one of its partners) [theregister.co.uk]
• Indian Court Orders SOPA-style Blackout of 100+ Music Sites [torrentfreak.com]
• Why does team Obama want to kill LightSquared? [foxnews.com]
• Competitive service providers launch Broadband Coalition advocacy group [fierecetelecom.com]
• NCTA: U.S. Shouldn't Regulate Cable Set-Top Power Usage [multichannel.com]
• Rumor: Google Is Getting Ready To Release A $150 Answer To The Kindle Fire [businessinsider.com]
• Loose-lipped iPhones top the list of smartphones exploited by hacker [arstechnica.com]
• Will Pinterest fall into Napster's legal trap? [theweek.com]
• New iPad jailbroken on day of release [theverge.com]
• Microsoft Said to Plan Debut of New Xbox in 2013 at Earliest [bloomberg.com]

• MPAA Openly States: Only We Can Create Content People Want [paidcontent.org]
• Sprint's 4G aspirations depend on spectrum deals [cnet.com]
• Faux G [economist.com]
• Charter Cable takes aim at Minnesota municipal broadband net [bizjournals.com]
• UK lobbying body calls for broadband universal service obligation [thinkbroadband.com]
• Current energy policies and today's broadband networks are ill-equipped to handle all of the power-sucking services that lie ahead [lightreading.com]
• Cisco to spend $5 billion for set-top box software maker [cnet.com]
• Here Comes the Battle of the Mobile Wallets [Mobile Tech Today]
• China to inch past U.S. as largest smartphone market in 2012 [fiercewireless.com]
• Survey Sez: When It Comes To Smartphones, Size Does Matter [cable360.net]

• Tax Act To Throw Billions Into Wireless Infrastructure [forbes.com]
• Company ends Homeless Hotspots at SXSW [Austin Business Journal]
• Broadband internet traffic will double year on year [pcadvisor.co.uk]
• Global LTE Progress Report [cable360.net]
• NTCA Fights Back Against FCC [lightreading.com]
• Did scientists just render fiber obsolete? [theregister.co.uk]
• Hello, I'm An Old Fogey Elitist Anti-Internet Luddite, Dining In Indirectly Lit Luxury... [providencejournal.com]
• Canada decides to liberalize,Canada to let foreigners buy small telcos let foreign companies buy (small) telcos (only) [reuters.com]
• Quebec City gets fiber [lightwaveonline.com]
• London Underground to have WiFi by this summer [telegraph.co.uk]
• Really? Android to pwn iPad market share by 2016 [reghardware.com]
• The Strange Case Of The Shoah Foundation's Patents Being Used To Sue Google, Facebook, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon [techdirt.com]
• ISPs Will Start Acting As Hollywood's Private Online Security Guards By July [techdirt.com]

• Uh-Oh: Sprint's Dan Hesse just got a warning notice from his board [cnet.com]
• Say What? - TracFone Is the Top Wireless Carrier in Customer Experience Ratings: Large-Scale Research Study [prnewswire.com]
• San Jose plan reintroduces large-scale municipal Wi-Fi coverage just a few years after such networks were declared all but dead [networkworld.com]
• Cox Won't Ride UTOPIA's Fiber [lightreading.com]
• AT&T on iPad tethering: We're working on it [networkworld.com]
• Clearwire LTE Plans Intact as Partner China Mobile Hits Snag [wirelessweek.com]
• Google to UK: High speed broadband absolutely critical to your country's economic well-being - good luck finding the money to build network out [cable.co.uk]
• T-Mobile USA could try and eke more data download speed out of its current HSPA+ network even as it plans to move to 4G LTE in 2013 [lightreading.com]
• Will 4G LTE devices ever roam internationally? [cnet.com]
• Next move in the battle for streaming radio supremacy: Spotify family plans 'definitely coming' [theverge.com]
• Arm's latest processors aim to stretch the Internet's reach [bbc.co.uk]
• Samsung may have let slip Apple's iPad Mini plans [cnet.com]
• Apple patches steaming heap of Safari bugs - Fixes record number of security vulns, adds speed [theregister.co.uk]
• DLNA blesses HomePlug Ethernet-over-mains tech [reghardware.com]

• Which Countries Top the List of ‘Enemies of the Internet?’ [mashable.com]
• The Obama admin has little chance of reaching 2015 target for freeing up radio spectrum for WiFi, even if the FCC auctions off airwaves [investors.com]
• Mozilla CEO: Don't Understand The Internet? Get Out Of Government [nationaljournal.com]
• Organizers Defend “Homeless Hotspots” at SXSW [buzzfeed.com]
• EU telecoms regulators find ISP blocking of P2P and VoIP is common [ispreview.co.uk]
• iPad 3 pits Verizon 4G against AT&T 4G [nypost.com]
• As web booms, so does demand for data centers [gigaom.com]
• Megaupload boss: Site popular among US government users, may be tempted to name names in Justice, Senate [theregister.co.uk]
• Cable, satellite TV providers, other big name tech companies spotlighted in Consumerist's 'Worst Company' contest [fiercecable.com]
• Aereo targets 75-100 cities with broadcast TV platform [bloomberg. com]
• Motorola Solutions sees $5B bonanza in public-safety network [businessweekcom]
• Friskies cat food debuted thefirst-ever interspecies game; app pits kitteh against its human [buzzfeed.com]

• Dish closes two purchases key to broadband plans [khon2.com]
• Will 4G LTE devices ever roam internationally? [cnet.com]
• Intel Developing Web-Based TV Service [Wall Street Journal]
• The Damning Backstory Behind ‘Homeless Hotspots’ at SXSW [wired.com]
• Court denies Ron Paul request to compel Google and Twitter to reveal ID of user(s) who posted video on YouTube [Public Citizen]
• Walmart To Charge $2-$4 Per DVD To Convert Movies To UltraViolet Cloud [streamingmedia.com]
• Epic Games thinks Apple could take on game consoles with iPad, Apple TV & controller [appleinsider.com]
• Laptop Wi-Fi does nuke sperm, but caveats abound [ottawacitizen.com]
• iPhone user sues Apple over Siri's lack of understanding and knowledge [Wall Street Journal]
• Wikia passes IGN to become the largest gaming site on the web [venturebeat.com]

• Feds shift DNSChanger cut-off deadline to July [theregister.co.uk]
• Sprint wants all your wireless connections, from phones to dog collars [cnet.com]
• Pew Report: 65% View Personalized Search As Bad; 73% See It As Privacy Invasion [searchengineland.com]
• China's ZTE lays out strategy for conquering the US smartphone market [lightreading.com]
• Police plan to raid The Pirate Bay leaked [torrentfreak.com]
• YAWOIWD - Yet Another Warning Of Impending Wireless Doom: Smartphones are sucking wireless networks dry! [macnewsworld.com]
• Law Firm test requests ISP for info on 9000 subs in court []
• Apple has now completely sold out first online shipment of new iPads worldwide [thenextweb.com]
• Anonymous leaks Symantec's Norton anti-virus source code [zdnet.com]
• Todd Park named new US Chief Technology Officer [whutehouse.gov]
• Apple cellphones become top seller in Japan for 1st time [Mainichi Daily News]
• Senators witness 'secret' mock cyber attack on New York City's power grid "to push for tougher cyber-security measures" [computerworld.com]

• How Charter fights dirty to kill community competition [muninetworks.org]
• Has iOS 5.1 turned the iPhone 4S into a 4G device overnight? [cnet. com]
• DirecTV Joins Cable Operators, Hulu and Time Warner Inc. in Opposing Dish 'TV Everywhere' Trademark Claim [multichannel.com]
• US seeks more on Verizon,cable marketing deals, extends deadline to March 26th [reuters.com]
• U.K. Extends ‘White Space’Trial For Rural Broadband [Wall Street Journal]
• FCC fires back at Senator after being accused of stonewalling probe over wireless startup LightSquared [thehill.com]
• Colorado legislation could reduce consumer fees, extend service to remore parts of state [examiner.com]
• After the pwnage: Critical Google Chrome hole plugged in 24 hours [arstechnica.com]
• How Anonymous plans to use DNS as a weapon [arstechnica.com]
• Next Xbox to lose the disc drive, says MCV [mcvuk.com]
• Apple Downplays Role Of ‘Kindle Threat’ In Alleged e-Book Conspiracy [paidcontent.org]

• Minnesota legislators serve up bill to ban community broadband [fierecetelecom.com]
• AT&T reluctant to support FCC call to adopt new PC security measures [networkworld.com]
• Dish Network's Broadband Network Plans Delayed [thestreet.com]
• What will happen to mobile hotspots? [gigaom.com]
• Google Pitches Vision of Connected Future [multichannel.com]
• New iPad highlights need for flexible data plans [reuters.com]
• Cord Cutting: An Economic Issue? [cable360.net]
• Prepare Now For The Giga Home? [cable360.net]
• Billshock alert: Downloading one HD movie to new Apple iPad via LTE could alone exceed monthly data allowance [networkworld.com]
• Researchers find mystery programming language in Duqu Trojan [theregister.co.uk]
• Content Owners Getting $750 Million In Copyright License Back P [multichannel.com]

• Raiders of the lost dark fiber [fierecetelecom.com]
• Analysts: Dish may be bluffing about LTE Advanced network buildout [fiercewireless.com]
• Justice Dept. warns Apple and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of ebooks [Wall Street Journal]
• Tiny Transmitters Could Help Avert Data Throttling [technologyreview.com]
• Start thinking about 5G wireless [CNN Money]
• Credit Suisse buys Google's Clearwire stake [livetradingnews. com]
• Netflix looks far & wide to woo partners [nypost.com]
• Obama admin wants warrantless access to cell phone location data [arstechnica.com]
• Wireless Data Could Move 1,000 Times Faster Thanks to Frequency Combs [gizmodo.com]
• Cox Expands Premium Broadband Tech Support: Nationwide Service Provides 24-Hour Troubleshooting for $14.99 Per Month [multichannel.com]
• Comcast won't offer Netflix to Xfinity TV subscribers [fiercecable.com]
• Comcast: We're never going to beat the bot nets [fiercecable.com]
• With $1 Million On The Line, Chrome Finally Cracked In Hacking Competition [forbes.com]

• The Internet Developed Because Of Strict Copyright Enforcement [techdirt.com]
• What LTE Means for Apple and the Wireless Industry [nytimes.com]
• No new cybersecurity regulations needed; Congress could remove legal barriers for private companies to share threat information with each other: ISP's [pcadvisor.co.uk]
• EFF accuses Warner of spamming DMCA takedown notices [theregister.co.uk]
• New Apple TV Induces Zs [lightreading.com]
• Verizon Looks For More Spectrum, But Will Users Pay? [redorbit.com]
• FCC Taps Gottheimer as Director of Broadband Initiative; will lead public-private initiative to build on adoption, digital literacy, cybersecurity, public safety [broadcastingcable.com]
• Google looking to unload Motorola's TV set-top box business [nypost.com]
• WiFi network created by swarm of flying robots [ubergizmo.com]
• New 4G iPad marks the beginning of the end for 3G [CNN.com]
• Is the Set-Top Duopoly on Its Deathbed? [lightreading.com]
• Steve Jobs' death clears way for Apple-Android peace talks: iPad maker and rivals at patent negotiation table [theregister.co.uk]