David Sumner, CEO, American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

David Sumner is the CEO of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

As such, he's responsible for spearheading that organization of amateur radio operators' efforts to maintain the integrity of the radio transmissions and receptions that constitute their amateur radio operations.

Mr. Sumner appeared previously on Broadband over Power Line World (BPLW) on December 14, 2004, in an article entitled "ARRL CEO David Sumner defends amateur radio operators against RF interference from broadband over power line."

Dave Sumner spoke again with BPLW on March 1, 2005, and provided some updated comments regarding the regulatory process and technical issues involved in his efforts to ensure that amateur radio operators can continue to pursue their on-the-air activities free from annoying radio frequency interference (RFI), in an article entitled "ARRL CEO Dave Sumner, updating the BPL/RFI issue, says that "we're probably looking to the Court of Appeals before all the dust settles."

Mr. Sumner spoke again today with BPLW, giving brief synopses of ARRL complaints about RFI involving system operator TXU Energy and BPL equipment manufacturer Amperion in Irving, Texas and system operator Con Ed and BPL equipment manufacturer Ambient Corporation in Briarcliff Manor, NY.

In this interview, Mr. Sumner said that he was "very hopeful" about the prospects for improved speed and efficiency in the resolution of ARRL complaints about RFI from BPL at the Federal Communications Commission due to the recent promotion to Chair of that organization of Kevin Martin.

Mr. Sumner also mentioned that he would be participating as a panelist tomorrow in an event at Columbia University, sponsored by the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, entitled "Alternative Broadband Platforms--Can They Compete With Fiber Optics? Where?"

You can listen to this conversation with Dave Sumner, ARRL CEO, in its entirety, by clicking here.