James (Jim) Baller represents clients across the U.S. in a broad range of communications matters including high-capacity broadband network projects, public-private broadband partnerships, telecommunications, wireless facility siting, right-of-way management, pole and conduit attachments, and barriers to community broadband initiatives.
Jim was the founder and president of the U.S. Broadband Coalition, a diverse group of more than 160 communications service providers, high technology companies, labor unions, public interest and consumer groups, state and local government entities, utilities, charitable institutions, and other organizations. The Coalition fostered a broad national consensus on the need for a national broadband strategy and recommended the framework that was subsequently reflected in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan. Jim is also the co-founder and president of the Coalition for Local Internet Choice, an alliance of more than 600 organizations and individuals that works to prevent or remove barriers to the ability of local governments to make the critical broadband infrastructure decisions that affect their communities.
Jim advises clients in numerous matters involving complex factual, legal, and policy issues. He collaborates with legal, financial, accounting, engineering, and other technical experts to assist state, regional, and local government entities in making comprehensive telecommunications plans, establishing state-of-the-art communications systems, developing strategic partnerships, and integrating right-of-way and zoning ordinances, franchises, licenses, pole-attachment agreements, contracts, forms, permits and other related documents.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jim Baller
- Telecom Alert: $100k Consent Decree; Colorado Protects Neural Data; 6 GHz AFC Complaint Portal; Pleading Cycle Set in EAS Proceeding [Vol. XXI, Issue 17] - (Posted On Monday, April 22, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: Broadband Consumer Labels Program; ACP May Reimbursement; Digital Equity State Capacity Grant; 5 GHz Rules for UAS [Vol. XXI, Issue 16] - (Posted On Monday, April 15, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: Robocall Spring Cleaning Initiative; NIST Cybersecurity Handbook; 6 GHz Interference Concern; New NEPA Categorical Exclusions [Vol. XXI, Issue 15] - (Posted On Monday, April 08, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: 6 GHz Interference Concerns; Antenna Structure Inspection Exemption; $10,000 Penalty for BDC and Broadband DATA Violations; $811 Million in DEA Funding [Vol. XXI, Issue 14] - (Posted On Monday, April 01, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: Transfer of Control NAL; 6 GHz Systems Modification; Estimated May ACP Reimbursement Range; 988 Lifeline Georouting NPRM Circulated [Vol. XXI, Issue 13] - (Posted On Monday, March 25, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: FCC Raises Broadband Speed Benchmark; New Emergency Alert Code Proposed; Cybersecurity Labeling Program; Supplemental Coverage from Space Model Adopted [Vol. XXI, Issue 12] - (Posted On Monday, March 18, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: Multilingual EAS Comment Cycle; ACP Program Wind Down; Auction Authority Alternatives Comment Cycle; Two-Factor Authentication for CORES [Vol. XXI, Issue 11] - (Posted On Monday, March 11, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: 900 MHz Petition for Rulemaking; Dish/T-Mobile 800 MHz Deal; Comment Cycle in 6 GHz Proceeding; Filing Dates for Pole Attachment Proceeding [Vol. XXI, Issue 10] - (Posted On Monday, March 04, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: FCC Approves 6 GHz AFC Systems; Buy America Waiver; Cybersecurity Labeling Program Vote; CPNI Certification Filings [Vol. XXI Issue 9] - (Posted On Monday, February 26, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: CPNI Certification Filings; Updated Data Breach Notification Rules; Multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts; Robocall and Robotext Rules [Vol. XXI, Issue 8] - (Posted On Tuesday, February 20, 2024)
The National Law Review selected the Telecommunications Practice Group at Keller and Heckman as a Go-To Thought Leader for 2021 for its coverage of legislation and regulation involving the telecommunications industry. Of particular note is its frequent updates on telecommunications policy and regulations through its Telecom Alert, which breaks down the latest news affecting the industry. Keller and Heckman authors who contribute regularly to the Telecom Alerts include Jaimy “Sindy” Alarcon, James Baller, Jason P. Chun, Timothy A. Doughty, Michael T. N. Fitch, C. Douglas Jarrett, Gregory E. Kunkle, Casey Lide, Thomas B. Magee, Tracy P. Marshall, Kathleen Slattery Thompson, Sean A. Stokes and Wesley K. Wright.