AT&T urges consumers to not drive and text; Cloud service market competition heats up

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@FierceTelecom RT The Atlantic via @AT&T: ‏Seriously: Put down the phone when you're driving. #ItCanWait  | Article | Follow @FierceTelecom

> American Dental, New York City's largest private dental practice, has selected Broadview's cloud-based phone system. Release

> GENBAND CEO Charlie Vogt says there should be more incentives for carriers to financially justify accelerating broadband access. Video

> Service providers are driving more competition for VARs in the cloud services segment. Article

> The Digital Home Summit will look at the intersection of broadband, applications, and the Smart Home. Release

> Public Knowledge says that the usage cap trial Comcast is conducting in Nashville, Tenn., violates its NBC merger conditions. Article

And finally … Broadband Communities examines what multi-dwelling property owners think about  FTTH and the benefits of broadband. Article (.pdf)