New Net neutrality regulations, as proposed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, don’t make sense because some Internet traffic is already prioritized and needs to continue to be, two networking engineers said Thursday. … more

A code of ethics for the use of mobile phones has been launched by Egypt’s official telecoms regulatory body. … more

France Télécom is preparing to set aside €1 billion as part of a plan to end a spate of suicides amongst staff by offering older workers the chance to go part time. … more

Malaysia’s telecommunications regulator has fined three of the country’s four WiMax licensees a total of 3.8 million ringgit (US$1.1 million) for failing to meet the required network coverage. … more

More evidence of the readiness of US consumers to defy the recession to acquire the latest wireless phone technology was provided on Monday by Verizon Wireless and RadioShack. … more

The European Commission will urge the 27 European Union countries Wednesday to reserve a uniform slice of broadcast spectrum for a pan-European mobile broadband network, one that could enable flat-rate, international voice and data calling plans. … more

Indian government officials have been accused of orchestrating a 600 billion rupee (A$14.2bn) scam after investigators found that lucrative mobile phone licences had been granted in 2007 on a “first-come, first-served basis” to “friendly companies” at implausibly low prices set in 2001. … more

The quarterly APWG Phishing Activity Trends Report analyzes phishing attacks reported to the APWG by its member companies, its Global Research Partners, through the organization’s website at www.antiphishing.org and by email submissions to reportphishing@antiphishing.org. APWG also measures the evolution, proliferation and propagation of crimeware drawing from the research of our member companies. In the last half of this report you will find tabulations of crimeware statistics and related analyses. … more

Telstra chairman David Thodey has pledged that the company will seek shareholder approval in the event that it agrees to sell some or all of its infrastructure to the Federal Government for the proposed national broadband network - and will be looking to get cash, reports The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. … more

Communications company Iliad has applied for France’s fourth mobile licence to add to its packages of TV, Internet and fixed-phone services, and looks likely to be the only bidder. … more