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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
- Telecom Alert - Senate Hearing in Hawaii; PSHSB Guidance on 911 Certifications; Spectrum Horizons Pleading Cycle; Associations Request Guidance for 911 Apps - Vol. XV, Issue 15 - (Posted On Monday, April 09, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - Net Neutrality; AT&T, Verizon Launch Public Safety Cores; 911 Wireless Routing NOI; USF National Security NPRM; FCC Extends Push Notification Waiver - Vol. XV, Issue 14 - (Posted On Monday, April 02, 2018)
- Telecom Alert: March 26, 2018 - $600 Million for Rural Broadband; Wireless Infrastructure Order; Hawaii False Missile Alert Hearing; Signal Booster Restrictions Lifted; 4.9 GHz Band - (Posted On Monday, March 26, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - DC Circuit Issues TCPA Ruling; House Energy and Commerce Hearing; World Radio Conference; FCC Corrects WEA Order Effective Dates - Vol. XV, Issue 12 - (Posted On Monday, March 19, 2018)
- Telecom Alert – March 12, 2018: 911 Wireless Routing NOI; Funding to Restore Communications after Hurricane Maria; House Passes RAY BAUMS Act; TCPA FNPRM; Net Neutrality; Reporting Requirements; Infrastructure Proposal Includes Broadband Funding, - (Posted On Monday, March 12, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - Wireless Infrastructure Draft Order; Repurposing 3450-3550 MHz Band for Commercial Use; FTC v. AT&T Mobility; Mobility Fund Phase II Update; Upcoming Auctions and Two Mid-Band Spectrum Proposals - Vol. XV, Issue 10 - (Posted On Monday, March 05, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - Final Internet Freedom Rule Published; Public Safety Waiver Request Comment Deadline; Spectrum Horizons; States Granted Discretionary Spending on Infrastructure; Upcoming Events - Vol. XV, Issue 9 - (Posted On Monday, February 26, 2018)
- Telecom Alert – FCC Reauthorization Bill; LMCC Letter Regarding Non-FCC Compliant Devices; Reply Comments Filed on Overlashing Pole Attachments; 700 MHz Report and Order; Havens Petitions Denied - Vol. XV, Issue 8 - (Posted On Tuesday, February 20, 2018)
- Telecom Alert – Kari's Law; Annual CPNI Certifications Due; Annual 911 Report; AIRWAVES Act; Congress Agrees on Budget; False Tsunami Alert; CAF II Auction Webinar - Vol. XV, Issue 7 - (Posted On Monday, February 12, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - CAF II Reverse Auction Rules Finalized; Wireless Emergency Alert Update; DHHS to Address Cell Phone Radiation; FCC Creates Office of Economics and Analytics; Webinar: Qualifying and Bidding in the CAF II Reverse - Vol. XV, Issue 6 - (Posted On Monday, February 05, 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.