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Timothy (Tim) Doughty works with corporate clients, service providers, and trade associations on legal and regulatory matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), courts, and state agencies. Clients seek Tim’s counsel on a broad variety of policy, regulatory, and transactional telecommunications and information technology matters.
While in law school, Tim spent a semester as a Legal Intern in the Investigations and Hearings Division of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau. He was a member of the Catholic University Law Review and the Moot Court Association where he competed in the 2015 National Telecommunications Moot Court Competition. Tim graduated with a certificate from the Communications Law Institute.
Prior to joining the firm, Tim gained valuable hands-on experience in licensing matters as a Telecommunications Licensing Specialist at Keller and Heckman.
Representative Matters
- Drafted and negotiated complex communications contracts, wireless and wireline services agreements, Software-as-a-Service agreements, tower lease agreements, and asset purchase agreements for the sale of telecommunications equipment and wireless spectrum
- Assisted clients with all aspects of wireless licensing, the experimental licensing process, equipment authorizations, and spectrum acquisition through mergers and acquisitions and FCC spectrum auctions
- Provided guidance on public safety issues, including E911, Next Generation 911, emergency preparedness and recovery, and FCC outage reporting rules
- Represented clients in FCC enforcement and complaint proceedings
- Worked with clients to initiate and participate in complex rulemaking proceedings before the FCC
- Counseled critical infrastructure and communications companies on the tower registration and approval process and compliance at both the federal and state level, as well as tower and antenna siting rules under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
- Provided guidance on FCC Universal Service programs and contribution compliance
- Assisted clients with pole attachment rental rate analysis and FCC pole attachment complaint proceedings before the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau
Memberships
- Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA), Co-Chair, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Technology Law, 2024
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Washington, DC, 2021 – 2024
Education
More Legal and Business Bylines From Timothy A. Doughty
- Telecom Alert: 4.9 GHz Band Framework Adopted; $62M EBB Penalty; Data Breach Reporting Rules Pleading Cycle; Quarterly Tower Inspection Waiver [Vol. XX, Issue 4] - (Posted On Monday, January 23, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: $950K Siting Violations Consent Decree; BDC Filing Window Opens; 911 Location-Based Routing Filing Window; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 1] - (Posted On Thursday, January 05, 2023)
- Telecom Alert: Providers Support 10-10.5 GHz NPRM; FCC Blocks Student Loan Robocalls; CPF Grants for Colorado, New Mexico; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 50] - (Posted On Tuesday, December 13, 2022)
- Telecom Alert:2.5 GHz Band Licenses Granted; 911 Location-Based Routing NPRM; NTIA Internet for All Grants; EAS NPRM Pleading Cycle [Vol. XIX, Issue 49] - (Posted On Monday, December 05, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: WV Abandoned Pole Rules; Broadband Data Maps Released; 900 MHz Applications Granted; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 47] - (Posted On Monday, November 21, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Broadband Data Maps Release; EAS R&O Effective Date; ACP Notice of Funding Opportunity; 3.45 GHz Band Clearinghouse [Vol. XIX, Issue 46] - (Posted On Monday, November 14, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: PSAP Notification R&O; EWA 800 MHz Band Petition for Rulemaking; ReConnect Funding; 900 MHz Applications Granted [Vol. XIX, Issue 44] - (Posted On Monday, October 31, 2022)
- Telecom Alert:Fine for Violating Transactional Rules; NTIA Workforce Planning Guide; Tribal E-Rate Pilot Program; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 43] - (Posted On Tuesday, October 25, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: 911 Reliability Certification Consent Decrees; CBRS Long-Form Application Granted; $600M in Tribal Broadband Grants; RDOF Support [Vol. XIX, Issue 42] - (Posted On Tuesday, October 18, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Lumen Sale to Brightspeed; 12.7 GHz Band NOI; 10-10.5 GHz Band Petition for Rulemaking; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 41] - (Posted On Tuesday, October 11, 2022)
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.