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 - January Commission Open Meeting; 2017 National 911 Progress Report; State Action on Net Neutrality; House Broadband Hearing; CAF II Webinar - Vol. XV, Issue 5 - (Posted On Monday, January 29, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - Government Shutdown; Comments Filed on Overlashing Pole Attachments; False Missile Alert; FirstNet Update; Draft FCC Items on Broadband Deployment; "Dig Once" Legislation; Hurricane Maria Report; CAF II Webinar - Vol. XV, Issue 4 - (Posted On Monday, January 22, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - FCC Releases CAF II Public Notice and Orders; Executive Order on Broadband Infrastructure; Plan for FCC Office of Economics and Analytics; Commission Adjusts Penalties - Vol. XV, Issue 3 - (Posted On Tuesday, January 16, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - Restoring Internet Freedom Order; FirstNet Update; 911 Best Practices; Missouri Bill Encourages Electric Cooperatives to Provide Broadband - Vol. XV, Issue 2 - (Posted On Monday, January 08, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - 2018 Predictions - Vol. XV, Issue 1 - (Posted On Tuesday, January 02, 2018)
- Telecom Alert - Net Neutrality; FCC and FTC Memorandum of Understanding; FirstNet Update; CMRS Presumption Order; Twilight Towers - Vol. XIV, Issue 51 - (Posted On Monday, December 18, 2017)
- Telecom Alert - December 11, 2017: FirstNet Opt-Out; FCC Commissioner Discusses CBRS; Infrastructure Investment; 911 Fee Lawsuit - (Posted On Monday, December 11, 2017)
- Telecom Alert - 3.65 GHz Band Comment Deadlines; FCC Pole Attachment Ruling; IP Transition Rules and Proposals; FCC Approves Verizon/NextLink Transaction; FirstNet Opt-Ins - Vol. XIV, Issue 49 - (Posted On Monday, December 04, 2017)
- Telecom Alert - Net Neutrality; MLTS E-911 Proceeding; FirstNet Update; FCC Enforcement - (Posted On Monday, November 27, 2017)
- Telecom Alert: November 20, 2017 - FCC Argues for Federal Regulation of Interconnected VoIP, FCC Enforcement Update; National Emergency Address Database; FCC Tower Violation; FCC Consumer Webinar - (Posted On Monday, November 20, 2017)
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.