Speaking of network neutrality, multichannel, Ars Technica and others reported that Comcast settled the class action suit against it (Hart vs Comcast) for $16M.
In its current Network Neutrality Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, as well as its presentation at the October FCC Open Meeting, the FCC cited the Comcast case (throttling of P2P use) and the Madison River case (throttling of VoIP, i.e., Vonage, use) as formative in its thinking on the open internet. Note that in the NPRM the FCC seeks comments on a proposal *not* “to adopt the standard articulated in the Comcast Network Management Practices Order in this rulemaking.”
KDDI Research Institute published a report (Japanese-language) I provided on the recent Net Neutrality Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 09-121, In the Matter of Preserving the Open Internet).
Press coverage by Alan Weissberger at wimax.com.
In a lively Telecom Council panel session sponsored by AT&T, seven industry executives discussed the ramifications for the U.S. government’s stimulus package and federal budget proposal as related to broadband policy – offering a realistic view at what is involved in building out broadband, particularly using WiMAX and wireless technologies, to underserved and rural areas in the U.S.
President Obama’s love for his Blackberry – which model is it, anyway? – has been well-documented, 
and has inspired coverage of its in-kind marketing impact ($50M, according to the NYT), and a weekly column in the Economist on subjects the new President must face. Unlike President Bush, who forswore email during his two terms, President Obama has vowed to hold onto his, which, apparently will now be possible thanks to an encryption upgrade (link via AlleyInsider).
Congressmen and staff were early Blackberry adopters. I remember the tremendous freakout by staff, members and lobbyists alike during successive outages in Washington in 2005.
The immediacy of short-form, real-time messages will be a boon for researchers down the road, at such time that correspondence is made available. This also begs the question, do Presidents use emoticons? 
