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Jon Brodkin at NetworkWorld discusses the findings of Akamai’s latest State of the Internet Report.

Nate Anderson at ARS Technica analyzes data from a Warner Music Internet piracy presentation given to the FCC, and notes some interesting findings.

Cameran Ashraf over at Global Voices Advocacy discusses the Iranian government’s deployment of “cyber police” and what it could mean for the average Iranian web surfer.

Obama nominated Don Verrilli, White House deputy counsel, to serve as Solicitor General.

He has handled several important free speech, telecom, and copyright cases. I didn’t agree with his clients on every case, but he’s an excellent lawyer and I’m a huge fan (and former student). My earlier, longer, post about him is here.

Mozilla is developing a do-not-track feature for the Firefox web browser, allowing users to avoid any third-party tracking of their online activity.

Some critics of the recent Comcast-NBC deal are not surprised by last week’s Olbermann-MSNBC breakup.

As expected, Verizon has appealed he FCC’s timid net neutrality rules, which rest on a flimsy jurisdictional theory.

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.”