wayleave
Definitions
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- noun A right to cross land.
Examples
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Fibre optic cable is itself now quite cheap - especially compared with copper, whose price has rocketed - but would-be providers of fibre-optic internet in rural areas face a double whammy: BT has agreements for locating its poles and ducts on many pieces of private land for very low rents known as "wayleave" which no private company could now match; and fibre-optic cable laid by new businesses attracts extremely high business rates per kilometre, compared with BT which pays a fraction of the rate, determined by the Valuation Office Agency.
Row over BT access prices threatens Vaizey's plan for superfast broadband
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However, Ofcom's new regulations gave no reference to "wayleave", whereby BT is granted special permission by rural groups such as the National Farmers' Union and Countryside
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Five out of six farmers around Crosby Ravensworth have offered to forego wayleave charges and help dig trenches.
How Cumbria's village halls are pioneering a hi-tech revolution | Rory Stewart
Note
The word 'wayleave' is a blend of 'way' and 'leave'.
