Who is subject to the cable television public rights-of-way use fee?
Effective January 1, 2007, cable television service providers must collect a public rights-of-way use fee from their subscribers. The fee is similar to the public rights-of-way fee collected by telephone companies from their customers, and is assessed at the same rate. The rate is determined by the Virginia Department of Transportation. As of July 1, 2009, the rate will be $0.89 per subscriber per month. This is an increase of $0.17 from last year. The fee is subject to change each year on July 1.
Effective January 1, 2007, cable television service providers must collect a public rights-of-way use fee from their subscribers. The fee is similar to the public rights-of-way fee collected by telephone companies from their customers, and is assessed at the same rate. The rate is determined by the Virginia Department of Transportation on an annual basis. As of July 1, 2010, the rate will be $0.76 per subscriber per month. This is a decrease of $0.13 from last year. The fee is subject to change each year on July 1.
Effective January 1, 2007, cable television service providers must collect a public rights-of-way use fee from their subscribers. The fee is similar to the public rights-of-way fee collected by telephone companies from their customers, and is assessed at the same rate. The rate is determined by the Virginia Department of Transportation on an annual basis. As of July 1, 2011, the rate will be $0.83 per subscriber per month. This is a increase of $0.07 from last year. The fee is subject to change each year on July 1.
