The 109th Congress closed with no significant legislation passing on net neutrality. For those of you who have followed this blog, this means that the COPE act which passed the house and the Communications Act of 2006 are both dead at this time. Many blogs and other sources are reporting/commenting.

Broadband Reports: Ted Stevens Loses Net Neutrality Fight
Forbes: Alaska's Stevens Left Out in the Cold
IP Democracy:  109th Congress a Bust on Tech Legislation
News.com: Congress and tech: Little to Show

The New York Times has an article on how spam is doubling. We've reported this on the MCN home page. The Times does require a free subscription.