Rights-Of-Way Use Fee

Rights-Of-Way Use Fee

The Rights-Of-Way Use Fee is based on § 56-468.1 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. In accordance with state legislation, effective July 1, 1999, the City of Roanoke adopted Ordinance No. 34196-030199 and began imposing the Rights-of-Way Use Fee which took the place of previously adopted franchise fee agreements with telecommunications carriers.

The amount of the fee is calculated annually by the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Code of Virginia states that it shall not be less than $.50 per access line per month and may be increased yearly. This fee is paid by each customer who has an access line and is included separately on each customer’s monthly local telephone exchange billing statement. The Virginia Department of Transportation notifies Roanoke annually of the new rate which becomes effective each July 1st.

CURRENT RATE:

New Rate: Effective July 1, 2011, the Rights-Of-Way Use Fee will be $0.83 per access line per month.

Additional Information is available from the Virginia Department of Transportation

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The Rights-Of-Way Use Fee should be reported and remitted to the City of Roanoke.
The Communications Taxes effective January 1, 2007 does not include the Rights-Of-Way Use fee for local telephone exchange service.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Billings and Collections

Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, SW, Room 252
Roanoke, VA 24011-1529
(540) 853-6826

(540) 853-2458 (Fax)

e-mail: billings@roanokeva.gov

This page was last updated December 6, 2011.