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: Pole Attachment Pleading Cycle; 988 Hotline Bill Introduced; Combatting Digital Discrimination NOI; USF Contribution Factor [Vol. XIX, Issue 12] - (Posted On Tuesday, March 22, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Letter Urges USF Reform; MTE Competition R&O; $100K USF Penalty Proposed; Spectrum Coordination Initiative [Vol. XIX, Issue 8] - (Posted On Tuesday, February 22, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: FCC NOI on Future of USF; FCC Settles 911 Rule Compliance Investigations; 911 Fee Distribution Petitions for Reconsideration; USF Contribution Factor [Vol. XVIII, Issue 51] - (Posted On Tuesday, December 21, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: DC Circuit Remands RF Rules; 911 Reliability Certification System; AT&T Set Back in FCC Joint Use Ruling; VoIP Provider Violates Access Rules; Section 253 Petitions; 911 Disability Alerting System Bill [Vol. XVIII, Issue 34] - (Posted On Monday, August 23, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: Auction 105 Prohibited Communications Fines; NYPSC Unauthorized Attachment Ruling; RDOF Award Reassignment Waiver; Senate Approves Infrastructure Bill [Vol. XVIII, Issue 33] - (Posted On Monday, August 16, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: EEI Pole-Attachment Petition; Wireless Emergency Alert Survey Partnerships; FCC Enforcement Alert; C-Band Licenses Granted [Vol. XVIII, Issue 30] - (Posted On Monday, July 26, 2021)
- Telecom Alert - Annual CPNI Certifications Due; E-Rate Funds Proposal; Comcast Delaying Internet Data Cap; NFL Seeks Partial Waiver for CBRS System - Vol. XVIII, Issue 6 - (Posted On Monday, February 08, 2021)
- Telecom Alert - 911 Fee Diversion NPRM; Rip-and-Replace NPRM; Broadband Reporting R&O and FNPRM; C-Band Auction Assignments Set to Begin; Emergency Broadband Benefit Fund Roundtable - Vol. XVIII, Issue 5 - (Posted On Monday, February 01, 2021)
- Telecom Alert - Rosenworcel Named Acting Chairwoman; Pole Attachment Declaratory Ruling; T-Band Application Suspension Modifications; C-Band Earth Stations Filing; White House Regulatory Freeze Vol. XVIII, Issue 4 - (Posted On Monday, January 25, 2021)
- Telecom Alert - 6 GHz Band PN; T-Band Mandate Repealed; Verizon Citing Petition Dismissed; Joint Use Ruling; 2.5 GHz Auction Procedures; Pai Suggests C-Band Fund USF - Vol. XVIII, Issue 3 - (Posted On Tuesday, January 19, 2021)
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.