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Thomas B. Magee
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Thomas B. Magee

4.4
1 review

1001 G Street NW, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001

Telecommunications, Digital Media, Technology, and Telecommunications, Energy, Infrastructure, and Transportation and 1 more

About Thomas B. Magee

Thomas (Tom) Magee advises investor-owned electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and municipalities on regulatory, transactional, and litigation issues regarding pole attachments, utility telecommunications, utility broadband, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing of private wireless telecommunications services.

Tom has drafted and negotiated hundreds of pole attachment, joint use, and conduit access agreements for his utility clients, and resolved countless pole attachment disputes affecting make-ready costs, safety violations, unauthorized attachments, annual rental rates, and other terms and conditions of access. Electric utility pole owners, including investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, and municipal utilities, retain Tom to provide regulatory advice, negotiate agreements, calculate rental rates, resolve disputes, and litigate before federal and state courts, the FCC, and state public service commissions. In addition, Tom advocates vigorously for utility clients in state and federal pole attachment rulemaking and legislative proceedings.

Tom is a frequent speaker on pole attachment and joint use issues at utility conferences nationwide, including those sponsored by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Utilities Technology Council (UTC), Western Energy Institute (WEI), Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE), and many others.

In addition to his work at the firm, Tom provides pro bono legal assistance to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Legal Counsel for the Elderly program.

Insights & In the News

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Communications and Technology Alert: Section 224 Pole Attachment Public Notice; Enforceme...

06.15.2026
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Keller and Heckman Listed as Only U.S. Law Firm in the Fiber-To-The-Home Top 100

Press Release
08.03.2023

 

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Thomas B. Magee got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Communications and Media 1
    • Telecommunications
  • Business Law 1
    • Trade Associations
  • Other 2
    • Digital Media, Technology, and Telecommunications
    • Energy, Infrastructure, and Transportation

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Keller and Heckman LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Negotiated
    drafted hundreds of joint use, pole attachment,
    conduit access agreements
    drafted the Sample Pole Attachment Agreement used by NRECA's members nationwide
    Litigated numerous joint use
    pole attachment complaint proceedings at the FCC, before state public service commissions,
    in federal
    state courts
    Represented influential investor-owned utility coalitions in every FCC pole attachment rulemaking proceeding in the past twenty years
    Advocated vigorously for statewide electric cooperative association clients
    investor-owned utility clients in various state pole attachment rulemaking proceedings
    Represented statewide electric cooperative association clients
    investor-owned utility clients to shape various federal
    state pole attachment legislation
    Counseled electric cooperatives
    investor-owned utilities on broadb
    service matters, including strategic planning, contract development, broadb
    funding, regulatory compliance,
    infrastructure attachments
    access, including dark fiber leasing
    Counseled utilities
    other critical infrastructure companies on a variety of FCC radiofrequency matters, including spectrum acquisition, smart grid issues, radiofrequency reb
    ing, radiofrequency interference, FCC equipment authorizations,
    FCC Enforcement Bureau proceedings
    Negotiated transmission tower leases
    local tower siting disputes
  • Additional Links
    https://www.khlaw.com/people/thomas-b-magee

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1991, District of Columbia
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
    U.S. Supreme Court
    1991, Colorado
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA)
    •Electric Cooperative Bar Association (ECBA)

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Colorado
    Class of 1990
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Columbia University
    Class of 1978

    University of Colorado
    Class of 1982
    B.A.

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Thomas B. Magee was admitted in 1991 to the State of Colorado and District of Columbia.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Thomas B. Magee is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and United States Supreme Court.
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    Yes, Thomas B. Magee has a 4.4 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Keller and Heckman LLP has 80 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Thomas B. Magee attended University of Colorado.

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