relative to the valuation of telecommunications use of public rights-of-way.

HB 1567 changes how telecommunications companies pay taxes for using public roads. It requires the tax value of telecom poles and conduits in public rights-of-way to include the average land value per acre adjacent to roads multiplied by the total length of specific road classes (I, II, IV, and V). This new calculation replaces the previous method and must be applied to all affected telecom infrastructure. The bill directly affects telecom providers (including VoIP and mobile services) that install equipment on public roads.