AT&T is raising the monthly administrative fee on phone bills next month.
The telecom company is increasing the monthly cost of its administrative and regulatory cost recovery fees by $1, starting Aug. 5, according to the AT&T Mobility fee schedule on the AT&T website.
The fee helps AT&T recover expenses such as interconnection fees with other providers and certain government fees, such as wireless tower mandate costs, state consumer privacy laws, public rights of way acquisition costs and federal privacy-related mandate costs, the website outlines.
USA TODAY contacted AT&T for comment on July 14 about the fee increases.
Are you an AT&T customer? Here’s what to know about the fee increase.
What fees is AT&T increasing?
According to the Mobility Fee Schedule, AT&T is increasing the monthly recurring cost of its administrative and regulatory cost recovery fees, which impacts individual users.
According to the AT&T website, the telecommunications company is also increasing its business, government and non-consumer administrative fees.
How much are AT&T’s fees increasing?
AT&T’s administrative and regulatory cost recovery fee is increasing from $3.99 per month to $4.99 per month, according to the Mobility Fee Schedule.
The AT&T website states that the administrative fee for business, government and non-consumer customers is increasing from $2.49 per month to $3.49 per month.
When will AT&T fees increase?
As per the mobility fee schedule, both charges will increase on August 5.
Greta Cross is a national trends reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email him at (email protected).