Twitter has applied to trademark the word subtweet. "Used colloquially, the word refers to a tweet that refers to a specific person without using that person's twitter handle," The Verge states. If the trademark doesn't meet with any opposition, it's likely to be approved in a few months, according to The Verge.

Sixteen cities and towns in New Jersey are asking the state's Board of Public Utilities to investigate Verizon for allegedly failing to maintain the copper wires it uses for DSL Internet service. Verizon denies the allegations. The company reportedly said it is "committed to providing quality service to all of our customers, regardless of where they are."

The Washington Post looks at the three judges from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals who will decide the fate of the net neutrality rules. The judges will hear a challenge to the rules on Friday.

Republican lawmakers want the government spending bill to include a rider that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from enforcing the net neutrality rules. Advocacy groups have already asked net neutrality supporters to voice concerns. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, told The Huffington Post that she "will keep fighting to defeat this rider and ensure that it is not included in any spending bills.”

AT&T hasn't offered new services because it doesn't want to violate the net neutrality rules, senior vice president Bob Quinn said this week at the Phoenix Center's Annual US Telecoms Symposium. Ars Technica points out that AT&T's assertion is "reminiscent of its statement a year ago that it would 'pause' investments in fiber networks because of net neutrality rules." Despite that statement, AT&T continued expanding fiber, Ars Technica says.

Comcast's new $15-a-month streaming television offering, Stream, which won't be counted against consumers' data caps, is "even worse" for net neutrality than many people think, BGR's Zach Epstein says. "The obvious initial issue here is that Comcast is giving itself an unfair advantage in the streaming TV market," he writes. "Why would anyone subscribe to Sling TV, for example, when they can subscribe to Stream TV instead and watch TV shows, sports and movies without worrying about their data caps?"