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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
- 911 Reliability Rules; IP Transition; NTIA Oversight Hearing; AT&T Agreement with San Jose; Proposed Q3 USF Contribution Factor; FCC Revokes Metro Two-Way Licenses; FCC Nomination Hearing: Telecom Alert, June 18, 2018 - (Posted On Monday, June 18, 2018)
- 2.5 GHz Rulemaking Comment Deadlines; Wireless Location Accuracy Rulemaking; FCC Enforcement Advisory on Drones; Missouri Bill Encouraging Electric Cooperatives to Provide Broadband Signed into Law: Telecom Alert - June 11, 2018 - (Posted On Monday, June 11, 2018)
- Geoffrey Starks Nominated to FCC; FCC Funding for Puerto Rico and USVI; Revised CBRS PAL Proposal; California Senate Passes State Net Neutrality Bill; FCC Proposes $590,380 Fine for Non-Compliant Equipment: Telecom Alert - June 4, 2018 - (Posted On Monday, June 04, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - May 29, 2018: Commissioner O'Rielly on 5G Deployment and Municipalities; FCC Will Vote on Mid-Band Proposal July 12; FCC ISP Disclosure Rule; M&A Transaction Filings; TCPA Petition for Text Messaging - (Posted On Tuesday, May 29, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - FCC June Meeting and Spectrum Frontiers Order; Emergency Alerting Roundtable; $250 Million for PTC Projects; Agriculture Appropriations Bill; Connectivity Expo - Vol. XV, Issue 21 - (Posted On Monday, May 21, 2018)
- Agriculture Appropriations Bill to Broadband; 4.9 GHz Band Pleading Cycle; Forbearance Plea Pleading Cycle; Restoring Internet Freedom Effective Date; Drone Integration Pilot Program; 911 Certification Data Report - Telecom Alert - (Posted On Monday, May 14, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - Wireless Infrastructure Order; PDV/EWA Revised Proposal; FCC Grants Honda Accessibility Waiver; Feasibility of Sharing in the 3.7-4.2 GHz Band; 911 Wireless Routing NOI Reply Comment Extension; - Vol. XV, Issue 19 - (Posted On Monday, May 07, 2018)
- BDAC Approves Model Municipal Codes; House Passes FAA Reauthorization; Comments Sought on WRC-19 Proposals; T-Mobile and Sprint Merger; TV Repacking to Impact Land Mobile UHF Licensees: Telecom Alert - April 30, 2018 - (Posted On Monday, April 30, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - Commissioner Clyburn to Leave FCC; 2.5 GHz NPRM; Spectrum Frontier Auctions; FAA Reauthorization; Temporary Freeze on Certain Satellite and Microwave Applications; Consumer Signal Booster Rules - Vol. XV, Issue 17 - (Posted On Monday, April 23, 2018)
- FCC False Missile Alert Report; Sprint & Mobilitie Fined $11.6 Million; One Federal Decision MoU; FirstNet Update; Satellite Enforcement Advisory; Data Prioritization Hearing: Telecom Alert - 04/16/18 - (Posted On Monday, April 16, 2018)
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.