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 - Emergency Broadband Benefit Fund; 2.5 GHZ Rural Tribal Priority Window Licenses; IBM Fined More Than $24 Million; Round 2 of COVID-19 Telehealth Program; New FCC Fee Schedule - Vol. XVIII, Issue 2 - (Posted On Monday, January 11, 2021)
- 2021 Predictions - Vol. XVIII, Issue 1 - (Posted On Monday, January 04, 2021)
- Telecom Alert - Georgia PSC Pole Attachment Ruling; 2021 Q1 USF Contribution Factor; COVID Relief Package Broadband Funding; CenturyLink Pays $500K Settlement; C-Band Revenues -Vol. XVII, Issue 51 - (Posted On Monday, December 21, 2020)
- Georgia PSC Pole Attachment Ruling to Promote Broadband - (Posted On Friday, December 18, 2020)
- Telecom Alert - FCC Approves First 6 GHz Wi-Fi Device; RDOF Winners Breakdown; Annual Report on State 911 Fees; Senate Confirms Simington; C-Band Revenues - Vol. XVII, Issue 50 - (Posted On Monday, December 14, 2020)
- Telecom Alert - CBRS Long Form Applications Accepted; RDOF Phase I Closed; $64,000 Fine for NORS Violations; 2021 Urban Survey Benchmarks; NG911 Legislation Not Likely Until Next Congress; Simington Nomination Moves Forward - Vol. XVII, Issue 49 - (Posted On Monday, December 07, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—Windstream Fined $18K; Pai Announces Departure; FCC Sets Max Pole Attachment Rate for Verizon; ZTE Reconsideration Denied; Comcast to Impose Home Internet Data Cap; Bill to Utilize Unspent CARES Act Funds—Vol. XVII, Issue 48 - (Posted On Monday, November 30, 2020)
- Telecom Alert— FCC Adopts 5.9 GHz Proposal; Rip-and-Replace Report and Order; 988 Location ID Comment Period; Lifeline Rule Waivers Extended; RDOF Auction Update— Vol. XVII, Issue 47 - (Posted On Monday, November 23, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—DoT Requests Hold on 5.9 GHz Proceeding; FCC Ruling on Duplicative ROW Fees; 2.5 GHz Tribal Priority Window; Cities Vote to Expand Broadband Options; Form 477 Data—Vol. XVII, Issue 46 - (Posted On Monday, November 16, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—FCC Revises Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Rules; $75,000 Fine for USF Violations; Connected Care Pilot Program; Sprint Fined $200 Million for Lifeline Violations— Vol. XVII, Issue 45 - (Posted On Monday, November 09, 2020)
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.