Net neutrality is joining the growing list of issues Congress isn’t likely to act on this year, putting new pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to take up the matter. … more

Apple has sued Nokia in Britain, extending the two technology giants’ legal battle over patents beyond U.S. borders. … more

Even as the number of airlines is dwindling — look at Southwest’s plan to buy AirTran, announced on Monday, and the imminent merger of United and Continental — the business of providing in-flight Wi-Fi service on domestic airlines is expanding. … more

Key parts of the Obama administration’s technology agenda are stalled at the Federal Communications Commission, but its chairman said Monday that he’s impatient to move them forward soon. … more

Can Internet searches help industry watchers predict the success of a movie or the spread of an epidemic? … more

The European Commission will take action if mobile phone networks do not reduce the cost of data services when used abroad, the Commissioner responsible for its Digital Agenda has said. … more

The architect of Vodafone’s push into internet services is quitting amid signs that the mobile phone operator is retreating in its battle with Apple and Google over the wireless web. … more

In early August, two dictatorial (and U.S.-allied) Gulf states — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — announced a ban on the use of Blackberries because, as the BBC put it, “[b]oth nations are unhappy that they are unable to monitor such communications via the handsets.” Those two governments demand the power to intercept and monitor every single form of communication. No human interaction may take place beyond their prying ears. … more

In the United States, law enforcement and security agencies have raised privacy concerns with a new proposal for electronic eavesdropping powers to track terrorists and criminals and unscramble their encrypted messages. … more

The French telecoms regulator says that it has been carrying out coverage tests on the country’s 3G networks following a warning last December that the license holders could be in breach of their license conditions. … more