The White House unveiled ConnectALL -- a plan to bring broadband to 20 million more people within five years. "In today’s economy, the internet isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity," President Obama said today on Facebook. "No one in America...should be left outside of the digital future."

Officials with New York City's Franchise and Concession Review Committee on Wednesday approved Charter's bid to acquire Time Warner Cable for $55 billion. The deal hasn't yet been cleared by federal regulators or California state regulators.

Verizon's CFO says the company has no intention to roll out unlimited data plans for mobile users. "I've been pretty public saying the unlimited model does not work in an LTE environment," he reportedly said this week at an investor conference today. Instead, the company wants consumers to use Go90, an over-the-top video service that doesn't count against consumers' data caps.  

The Federal Communications Commission is circulating a proposal for a $9.95 broadband subsidy for low-income homes. People with low incomes can currently get the same amount as a subsidy for telephone service, but not broadband.

Federal prosecutors in New York are challenging U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein's refusal to order Apple to unlock a drug dealer's iPhone. The government is now asking a federal district court judge to require Apple to unlock the device. The battle in New York predates a similar fight in California, which centers on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Unlike the case in California, Apple doesn't need to create new a new operating system to unlock the iPhone in New York, which is an older model.

The Association of National Advertisers is backing the wireless industry in its challenge to a Berkeley, California ordinance requiring disclosure of radiation hazards of cell phones. The ordinance requires companies to inform cell phone buyers or renters that they "may exceed the federal guidelines for exposure to RF radiation" if they carry turned-on phones in their pockets.

T-Mobile and Facebook may have tested a new zero-rating service over the weekend, but neither company has confirmed the move, according to DSLReports. T-Mobile users apparently noticed a message reading "Facebook with Free Data" while on the social networking service this weekend. T-Mobile said it was aware at of the message and is investigating, according to DSLReports.

Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, is finally getting his day in court against Gawker Media. Opening statements on Monday come about a decade after the wrestler was filmed having sex with a friend's wife, and four years after Gawker posted the footage on its site. Hogan is seeking $100 million in the civil trial.

The Supreme Court rejected Apple's request to review a finding that the company violated antitrust laws by orchestrating a conspiracy to increase the price of ebooks. The antitrust finding grew out of a 2012 lawsuit alleging that Apple conspired with Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan to put an end to Amazon's practice of charging $9.99 for the ebook versions of bestsellers.

A judge in Brazil has ordered Facebook executive Diego Dzodan released. Dzodan was arrested this week because the company didn't comply with a court order to turn over WhatsApp messages related to a drug investigation. Facebook might not have been able to comply, given that WhatsApp encrypts automatically encrypts messages.