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 — 3.45-3.55 GHz Band Pleading Cycle; Ubiquiti Consent Decree; C-Band Clearinghouse; October Open Meeting; 5.9 GHz Proposal Critics — Vol. XVII, Issue 43 - (Posted On Monday, October 26, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—3.65 GHz Deadline Extension.; RDOF Auction Qualified Bidders Announced; CTIA Supports Verizon's Small Cell Petition; New FCC Headquarters Location FCC Set to Clarify Section 230; Toll Free Call Rules Updated—Vol. XVII, Issue 42 - (Posted On Monday, October 19, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—911 Reliability Certification Settlements; ACHP on Twilight Towers; 3.45-3.55 GHz Band Legislation; Private Line Order on Review—Vol. XVII, Issue 41 - (Posted On Tuesday, October 13, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—–911 Location-Accuracy Petition; 3.45-3.55 GHz Auction; Station Discontinuance Rules; Localities and Utilities Request Rehearing of 2018 Pole Attachment and Small Cell Orders—–Vol. XVII, Issue 40 - (Posted On Monday, October 05, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—–911 Fee Diversion; House Passes Legislation Repealing T-Band Auction; California Classifies 911 Dispatchers as First Responders; RF Safety—–Vol. XVII, Issue 39 - (Posted On Monday, September 28, 2020)
- Telecom Alert-27.1% USF Contribution Factor; Coalition Fight Against NCTA Pole Attachment Petition; ACHP Seeks Comment on Twilight Towers; Trump Nominates Simington to FCC; TCPA Exception COVID-19; KH Webinar 900 MHz Rebanding—Vol. XVII, Issue 38 - (Posted On Monday, September 21, 2020)
- Telecom Alert — Utilities Seek Stay of 6 GHz Order; 3.45-3.55 GHz Order and FNPRM; Tower Violation Consent Decree; LMCC Requests FCC Address Harmful Interference — Vol. XVII, Issue 37 - (Posted On Monday, September 14, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—Coalition Fights NCTA Pole Attachment Petition; CBRS Long-Form Applications; $163,000+ Broadband Deployment Reporting Fine; RDOF Phase I Auction; 3.7 GHz Filing Window; 2.5 GHz Band Auction–Vol. XVII, Issue 36 - (Posted On Tuesday, September 08, 2020)
- Telecom Alert — CBRS Auction Closes; 6 GHz Open Letter; FAA BVLOS Waiver Guide; NPSTC Emerging EMS Technology Report; 911 Location Accuracy Testing Delayed — Vol. XVII, Issue 35 - (Posted On Monday, August 31, 2020)
- Telecom Alert —– FCC Denies Petitions for Stay of 6 GHz Order; Comment Sought on Broadband Mapping; AT&T's E911 Galileo Request Granted; 3.5 GHz Band Auction Update —– Vol. XVII, Issue 34 - (Posted On Monday, August 24, 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.