Local Tax Proposals. Tax Fiber Lines like Phone Lines.

Where: St. Louis, MO

What tax rate would fiber services pay? 7.5% gross receipts tax, the same tax levied on telephone service

What fees does fiber pay without the 7.5% gross receipts tax? a right-of-way fee of $2.20 per linear feet

What do opponents say about the right of way fee?

• one of the highest in nation
• barrier to entry for other companies
• a gross receipts tax allows the tax to be paid once the company has customers

St. Louis Today | Revamp of St. Louis tax for fiber network providers may go on Nov. 3 ballot