Generally speaking when I start reading something about metered billing my first instinct is always to think, “Whoa! Don’t touch my internetz!” But after the initial shock wears off it always seems reasonable to me.

Going back as far as 8 months ago we have been hearing rumors about a Hulu subscription plan headed our way. But who would have guessed the first iteration of such a service would be coming via Xbox Live? GearLive broke the story last night that a “reliable source” has indicated that Microsoft will announce at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo hosted by the Entertainment Software Association) some sort of subscription model similar to how Xbox Live users are able to subscribe to Netflix content through their systems.

The FCC has conducted a recent survey on consumer broadband experience of which 80% of those surveyed did not know what speed Internet they were subscribed. The FCC’s Consumer Task Force will be following up with actual speed tests to determine if actual speeds are equivalent to the advertised speeds consumer are sold on.

Harris reports that Facebook has announced a more simple, top-level system of handling privacy over user information and how that information is shared with applications and third parties. These privacy controls will remain consistent from this point forward even if Facebook rolls out further updates.

When FCC Chairman Genachowski shared his “third way” of “light touch” regulation back on the 6th of May, he promised that,

“The Commission would take steps to give providers and their investors confidence and certainty that this renunciation of regulatory overreach will not unravel.”

Atkinson and Castro explain that 48 of 50 states are currently in budget shortfall. They estimate that this is close to $196 billion dollars in the year 2010 alone.

Dixon and Niemeyer look at the move to online television content delivery. They state that the question of whether Internet video would be successful is no more. The question has become one of determining how a company can profit from it.

Thierer and Wendy author an article suggesting that the Federal Communications Commission has positioned themselves to force Internet regulation in an “any means necessary” approach.

Castro describes that the world that we live in supplies information in a mostly passive manner. If information is desired, to collect it requires an individual going to the place of interest and observing and gathering the information they are interested in. Castro believes this will be changing very soon.

ABI Research takes a look at worldwide wireless deployment and has projected that the next several years will be very big for the roll out of these technologies.