The invention discloses a paying-off rack for a communication cable. The device comprises a door-type rack, a center rod, threaded rods, a first motor, belt wheels, a belt, a first movable block, a second movable block, an internal thread sleeve, a second motor, a first gear, a second gear, a U-type installing plate, a spline shaft and a guiding device, and the guiding device comprises a fixing plate, a spring and an arc-shaped plate. The first motor, the threaded rods, the belt wheels, the belt, the second motor, the first gear, the second gear, the internal thread sleeve, the spline shaft and the center rod are matched to load a cable reel onto the rack conveniently, operation is easy, convenience and rapidness are realized, safety is high, working efficiency is improved, and the labor intensity of a worker is relieved; the guiding device is arranged, the arc-shaped plate makes contact with the communication cable all the time under the effect of the spring, and the paying-off rack can adapt to communication cables of different thicknesses, and can control the paying-off direction of the communication cable and prevent the paying-off position from deviating.