Jim Baller, telecom attorney, Baller Herbst Law Group

Jim Baller is the founder of the Baller Herbst Law Group and a leading figure in the field of telecommunications law. He spoke for almost an hour today with Broadband over Power Line World and Broadband Wireless Access World about a number of current and long-term issues involving the deployment of broadband Internet access in the United States.

The interview covered in particular detail questions relating to the rights and value of cities deploying broadband access networks for their citizens. Mr. Baller believes that municipalities can and should be working vigorously to facilitate broadband access for the citizens and businesses that reside within them. He also believes that "all municipalities should have a clear and unequivocal right" to build and/or operate such systems for the benefit of their citizens and businesses, themselves, and the current and future economic development of the United States.

He also believes that, technically speaking, the optimal configuration for such muni-broadband systems would be a hybrid arrangement involving the integration of fiber optic and wireless equipment.

You can hear all the details of this conversation with telecom attorney Jim Baller by clicking here.