CNN and WSJ have stories on the debut of the “Starbucks Card Mobile App,” the hurdles the technology faces, and the future implications for commerce.
Sam Churchill at DailyWireless discusses T-Mobile’s efforts to increase its spectrum for future growth amid reports that the company is considering selling off non-core assets, including wireless towers, to finance future expansion.
Nate Anderson over at Wired reports on comments made by Sen. Al Franken about his displeasure with the FCC’s net neutrality rules. Franken claims the rules “will create essentially two Internets.”
Professor Susan Crawford discusses the significance of the DOJ’s role in the Comcast-NBC deal, and the conditions imposed by the agency on Comcast.
Joelle Tessler at Huffington Post reports that the FCC in a four-to-one vote has approved the Comcast-NBC merger.
J. Angelo Racoma at CMS Newswire reports that by the end of 2011 the number of mobile broadband users will reach 1 billion – but notes that developing countries in the Asian-Pacific region will face obstacles given the slow issuance of mobile broadband licenses.
Stewart Baker has a new post at his blog Skating on Stilts critiquing the OECD report on cyberwar that’s been grabbing headlines.
Dan Gallagher of WSJ’s Digits blog discusses the dilemma facing Verizon and AT&T in determining their 4G pricing scheme, with particular attention paid to the issue of data usage caps.
Todd Bishop over at TechFlash reports on the findings of a carrier speed test conducted by RootMetrics at CES.
Geoff Huston at CircleID discusses the technical developments the Internet has undergone this past year, and makes a few predictions based on those findings.