Thomas Magee joined Keller and Heckman in 2000. Mr. Magee provides regulatory, transactional and litigation counsel to investor-owned electric utilities, electric cooperatives and municipalities regarding pole attachments and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing of private wireless telecommunications services.
Mr. Magee has helped to resolve dozens of pole attachment disputes affecting make-ready costs, safety violations, unauthorized attachments, annual rental rates and other terms and conditions of access. He negotiates, arbitrates/mediates and (when necessary) litigates these disputes before federal and state courts, the FCC, and state public service commissions.
Mr. Magee has negotiated and drafted numerous joint use and pole attachment agreements, and he co-drafted the Sample Pole Attachment Agreement used by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's members nationwide. He advocates vigorously for electric utility pole owners in contract negotiations, dispute resolutions, and federal and state rulemaking and legislative proceedings.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Thomas B. Magee
- Telecom Alert: SIM Swap Petition Pleading Cycle; 24 GHz Rules Pleading Cycle; AMTS Rule Waivers; Digital Discrimination Pleading Cycle [Vol. XXI, Issue 6] - (Posted On Monday, February 05, 2024)
- Telecom Alert: December Open Meeting; Draft Pole Attachment Order; 76 GHz Band Waiver Request; Enhanced A-CAM Deadline Extension Request [Vol. XX, Issue 48] - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: FCC Issues Notice for ASR Violations; New Cybersecurity Labeling Program Proposed; $24K Penalty for 911 Outage; Unregistered Communications Cited [Vol. XX, Issue 30] - (Posted On Monday, July 24, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: Sixth Circuit Rejects USF Rehearing; $1.4 Million USF Fine Proposed; 900 MHz Applications Granted; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 23] - (Posted On Wednesday, June 07, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: FCC to Update Broadband Benchmarks; OSHA Fall Protection Initiatives; $42 Million RHC Program Settlement; 988 Lifeline Cyber Defense Bill; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 20] - (Posted On Sunday, May 14, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: WV Abandoned Pole Rules; Broadband Data Maps Released; 900 MHz Applications Granted; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 47] - (Posted On Monday, November 21, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Lumen Sale to Brightspeed; 12.7 GHz Band NOI; 10-10.5 GHz Band Petition for Rulemaking; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 41] - (Posted On Tuesday, October 11, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Oregon Utilities Wildfire Mitigation Order; 6 GHz Device Testing Proposal; EAS R&O Adopted; Broadband Grant Tax Bill [Vol. XIX, Issue 40] - (Posted On Monday, October 03, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: USF Report to Congress; Lumen ToC Approved; $25M to Expand Broadband in Texas; 900 MHz Applications Granted [Vol. XIX, Issue 34] - (Posted On Tuesday, August 23, 2022)
- Using Electric Utility Easements for Broadband - (Posted On Wednesday, July 06, 2022)
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.