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VTrans presents report on revenue from state railroad rights-of-way; broadband fees rising
Summary
A Vermont Agency of Transportation rail official told the House Transportation Committee that revenue from broadband leases on state-owned railroad right-of-way has risen, cited a corrected broadband total of $199,888, and explained AOT's long-standing policy to avoid fees that could raise rural broadband costs while noting lawmakers are seeking more data to consider changes.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation briefed the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 7 on a legislatively requested report detailing revenue generated from state-owned railroad right-of-way property.
Dan, the agency’s rail director identified in the hearing record, said the report divides revenues into telephone, broadband and a catchall “everything else” category that includes power companies, driveway crossings and land leases. He told the committee the broadband line item in the originally circulated report contained a math error; the corrected broadband total is $199,888, not the $148,311 listed in the earlier version.
The report is intended to give legislators data to…
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