• Broadband penetration continues to rise in EU [iptv-news.com]
• Continued Network And Service Optimization The Key To Continued IPTV Growth [IT Backbones]
• Maximum fine set at £50,000 for illegal file-sharing [broadbandgenie.co.uk]
• Law Firm Contemplates Class Action Suit To Recompense Xbox Live Modders [itproportal.com]
• MS denies Win 7 backdoor rumors [theregister.co.uk]
• AOL will shed a third of its staff [theinquirer.net]
• PS3 to go 3D in 2010, says Sony [reghardware.co.uk]

• Bigger U.S. Role in Broadband Is Likely [wsj.com]
• DTV Coupon Redemption Ends With Over $1 Billion Worth Unused [multichannel.com]
• Is Open Access Feasible in the U.S. Broadband Market? [4g-wirelessevolution.tmcnet.com]
• Kicking People Off The Internet Not Enough In South Korea, Copyright Lobbyists Demand More [techdirt.com]
• Telcos will be the new channel [theinquirer.net]
• T-Mobile offering prepaid BlackBerry [fiercewireless.com]
• American Airlines Launches WiFi Widget [examiner.com]
• Chrome OS Unveiled, Focused on Netbooks, the Cloud [gigaom.com]

• Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband Overtakes Contract Deals In UK [cellular-news.com]
• Broadband economics: Competition lowers prices [cnet.com]
• Industry Predicts 21 Mbps to Be Next Mobile Broadband Baseline [cellular-news.com]
• Ofcom talks to spook firm on filesharing snoop plan [theregister.co.uk]
• Ericsson: Shortcut to mobile broadband [newspress.com]
• Microsoft claims IE 9 will be super speedy [theinquirer.net]
• Still vaporware: Apple's Tablet gets postponed [theinquirer.ne]

• FCC: Critical gaps undermine drive toward universal broadband [lightwaveonline.com]
• Charter's Reorg Confirmed by Court [cable360.net]
• AT&T Loses Bid to Stop Verizon Ads, May Lose Case [bloomberg.com]
• Cable Industry Joins MPAA In Asking FCC To Allow Them To Stop Your DVR From Recording Movies [techdirt.com]
• UK debate on “white space” spectrum heats up [digitaltveurope.net]
• Telus Sues Rogers, Says ‘Fastest’ Claim Is False [bloomberg.com]
• Gartner reveals top ten future mobile apps [theinquirer.net]
• NTIA, RUS Report: Government Agencies Have Worked 'Expeditiously' On Distributing Broadband Stimulus Fund [multichannel.com]

• UK Government 'to push through broadband tax' [cable.co.uk]
• Broadband Buffet: Last Call for Consumers? [businessweek.com]
• Broadband stimulus program risks waste and fraud, report says [latimes.com]
• European Commission :Broadband Internet Continues To Grow In The EU Despite All Difficulties [egovmonitor.com]
• ThePlatform Wants To Handle 'TV Everywhere' For Everyone [multichannel.com]
• CTIA, broadcasters wrangle over spectrum [fiercewireless.com]
• RIM: Hackers could make smartphones go 'rogue' [itpro.co.uk]