A hidden application that can track just about everything users do on their cellphones has been found on several models of AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile Android phones. And people-powered lobbying killed a bill that would have allowed marketers and bill collectors make countless calls to mobile phones – and run up cellphone bills.

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Several telecom and cable companies earned huge profits but paid next to nothing in taxes by exploiting loopholes in the tax code to avoid paying their fair share. And at least 26 journalists have been arrested while covering Occupy Wall Street protests across the country. One reporter kept his camera rolling as he was arrested.

A group of AT&T shareholders is asking the company to commit to Net Neutrality principles on its wireless broadband network. The FCC announced it will move toward digitizing public files and improving program-reporting requirements for broadcasters. And President Obama has nominated two new FCC commissioners.

The FCC released its 450-page assessment on the future of media. Unfortunately, many the report’s recommendations around localism, media consolidation and transparency are contradictory to its analysis. And Sonic’s new 1 Gbps fiber broadband connection with two phone lines for $70 is sure to shake up the broadband market in Sonoma County.

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could diminish the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information Act by determining how much information a corporation is required to make public. And the NTIA's new report outlines several proposals to get the federal government to be more efficient spectrum users. Is improved competition and better wireless access on the horizon?

An international treaty being hammered out behind closed doors could impose strict copyright regulations pushed by the entertainment industry. AT&T stops offering its unlimited cell phone data plan. And a Virginia-based law firm is suing P2P file sharers in record numbers.

Cell phone policies are being investigated by Congress, and the FreeMyPhone campaign is harnessing consumer anger over closed wireless networks in hopes of creating policy solutions to open them up. And the Bronx News Network is bringing local news to underserved areas in the northwest Bronx.

Community television advocates have asked the FCC to investigate AT&T’s treatment of public, educational and governmental channels on its U-verse cable TV system. And with tools for mapping and data gathering getting easier to use, people are taking government transparency into their own hands.

The FCC proposed new rules protecting Net Neutrality. But during the run-up to the vote, AT&T's chief lobbyist sent a letter to company employees asking them to weigh in against an open Internet. And a new bill in Congress could help beleaguered community TV stations across the country.