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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 — CTIA Sues Kentucky 911 Services Board; California CCPA Final Regulations; Infrastructure Executive Order; Lifeline Temporary Waiver for Rural Tribal Areas; June Open Meeting — Vol. XVII, Issue 23 - (Posted On Monday, June 08, 2020)
- Telecom Alert— FPL/AT&T Joint Use Rate Decision; Draft T-Band NPRM; FCC to Consider Wireless Infrastructure Rules Clarification; National Emergency Executive Order on Foreign Communications Tech Extended; Draft RDOF Procedures – Vol. XVII, Issue 21 - (Posted On Tuesday, May 26, 2020)
- Telecom Alert — FCC Approves 900 MHz Band Transition; Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Certain Claims in Text-to-911 Case; $7.5 Million in CAF-II Funding Awarded; Proposed Bill Boosts Home Broadband; OSHA Fine – Vol. XVII, Issue 20 - (Posted On Monday, May 18, 2020)
- Parties Appeal C-Band Order; Universal Broadband Act; Massachusetts AG Raises Concerns with State 911 Budget; $25,000 Penalty for FAA Weather Radar Interference — Vol. XVII, Issue 19 - (Posted On Monday, May 11, 2020)
- Telecom Alert – 3.5 GHz Auction Short-Form; FCC Seeks Comment on New Data Fields for Covered 911 Service Providers; CARES Act and GEER Fund; 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window; Marriott Consent Decree – Vol. XVII, Issue 18 - (Posted On Monday, May 04, 2020)
- Telecom Alert — 900 MHz Band Transition; Unlicensed Use of 6 GHz Band; 5G Fund for Rural America NPRM; SAS Administrator Approved; $1 Million Rural Health Care Program Settlement — Vol. XVII, Issue 17 - (Posted On Monday, April 27, 2020)
- Telecom Alert — Petition for Declaratory Relief for NHPA Violations; Broadband Pilot Program; Noncompliant Microphone NAL; 5G Fund for Rural America Eligibility Report; TV White Space Comment Deadline — Vol. XVII, Issue 15 - (Posted On Monday, April 13, 2020)
- Telecom Alert - Unlicensed Use of 6 GHz Band; Rural Broadband Support Bills; COVID-19 Telehealth Program; 5G Fund for Rural America; EWA Seeks Waiver of Deadlines - Vol. XVII, Issue 14 - (Posted On Monday, April 06, 2020)
- Telecom Alert—3.5 GHz Auction Deadline Extensions; Broadband DATA Act Enacted; 5.9 GHz Band Reply Comment Deadline Extended; WISPs Granted STA for 5.9 GHz Band; E-Rate Wi-Fi Permitted for Community Use–Vol. XVII, Issue 13 - (Posted On Monday, March 30, 2020)
- Telecom Alert - 3.65 GHz Transition Deadline Extended; Wireless Carriers Granted STA's; PA, WV Assert Jurisdiction Over Pole Attachments — Vol. XVII, Issue 12 - (Posted On Monday, March 23, 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.