ALSO NOTED: FCC raises amount wireless pays for USF; Data brokers invoke Fifth Amendment; and much more...

> The FCC raised the amount that the wireless industry pays into the universal-service fund. Article

> Samsung said the launch of new models and the popularity of its slim phones globally will enable the vendor to "significantly" surpass its earlier shipment target of 115 million units this year. Article (Wall Street Journal sub. req.)

> Data-broker executives invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, refusing to answer questions of the House Commerce oversight and investigations subcommittee about deceptive practices for acquiring and selling mobile phone records and other customer information. Article

And Finally... A man was arrested for freeloading on a coffee shop's free WiFi from the parking lot. Article