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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: 6 GHz Licensee Reminder; Florida PSC Proposes Pole Rules; $35K Consent Decree; $100K Reporting Violations Penalty[Vol. XIX, Issue 11] - (Posted On Monday, March 14, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Proposed NG911 Funding Plan; Pole Attachment Rulemaking; Georgia PSC Bill; Cybersecurity Advisory; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 9] - (Posted On Tuesday, March 01, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Annual CPNI Certifications; Rip-and-Replace Applications; EAS Pleading Cycle; Emergency Connectivity Fund [Vol. XIX, Issue 7] - (Posted On Monday, February 14, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Ninth Circuit Upholds CA Net Neutrality Mandate; Auction Communications Investigation; FCC Broadband Nutrition Labels; Section 253 Petition; Order to Dismantle [Vol. XIX, Issue 5] - (Posted On Monday, January 31, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Draft MTE Competition Report and Order; Affordable Connectivity Program Rules Released; FCC Urges Review of Cybersecurity Practices; NASNA Petition for Rulemaking [Vol. XIX, Issue 4] - (Posted On Tuesday, January 25, 2022)
- Telecom Alert: Small Provider STIR/SHAKEN Start Date; 6 GHz Band Petition for Rulemaking; Minority Communities Program Funding Requests; FAA Airworthiness Directives [Vol. XVIII, Issue 50] - (Posted On Monday, December 13, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: USF Reform Bill; 3.45 GHz Assignment Phase; $19.5 Million T-Mobile Settlement; Section 253 Petition Dismissed; Affordable Connectivity Guidance Order [Vol. XVIII, Issue 48] - (Posted On Monday, November 29, 2021)
- Telecom Alert:Build Back Better Act Passes House; 3.45 GHz Auction Concludes Clock Phase; Affordable Connectivity Program; Text-to-988 Report and Order [Vol. XVIII, Issue 47] - (Posted On Monday, November 22, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: House Passes Infrastructure Bill; Text-to-988 Report and Order; MTE Reply Comment Deadline Extended; 70/80/90 GHz Band Pleading Cycle [Vol. XVIII, Issue 45] - (Posted On Monday, November 08, 2021)
- Telecom Alert: 911 Service Provider Reliability Certification Fines; Emergency Connectivity Fund Second Funding Wave; Tribal Library E-Rate Information Session; RDOF Funding Authorization [Vol. XVIII, Issue 42] - (Posted On Monday, October 18, 2021)
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.