Your consumer bill includes your plan's monthly access charges, any monthly charges associated with any optional services you subscribe to, applicable state and local taxes, government fees and Verizon wireless surcharges.
Taxes, government fees, and Verizon wireless surcharges may vary by the state and locality of your service address or addresses.
Note: If you're a Verizon business customer, review your agreement or contact your Verizon business representative about government taxes and fees and Verizon wireless surcharges.
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- Introduction
- About taxes, fees and wireless surcharges
- Government taxes and fees
- Verizon wireless surcharges
- About the Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge
- 1. What is the charge for?
- 2. Is the Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge a new charge?
- 3. What devices were impacted by the December 1, 2022 increase?
- 4. Why is Verizon increasing the Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge?
- 5. Is Verizon required to impose this charge by federal or state governments?
- 6. Is this charge applied to the account or to each line on the account?
- 7. Do other wireless phone companies bill this charge?
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Government taxes and fees and Verizon wireless surcharges
Learn about government taxes, fees and Verizon wireless surcharges you may see on your Verizon bill.
- Costs of complying with regulatory and industry obligations and programs, such as E911, wireless local number portability and wireless tower mandate costs;
- Property taxes; and
- Costs associated with our network, including facilities (e.g. leases), operations, maintenance and protection, and costs paid to other companies for network services.
About taxes, fees and wireless surcharges
Government taxes and fees
We bill and collect government taxes and fees that are set by federal, state and local governments. These charges are subject to change from time to time.
Verizon wireless surcharges
Verizon wireless surcharges include (i) a Regulatory Charge (which helps defray various government charges we pay including government number administration and license fees); (ii) a Federal Universal Service Charge (and, if applicable, a State Universal Service Charge) to recover charges imposed on us by the government to support universal service; and (iii) an Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge, which helps defray and recover certain direct and indirect costs we or our agents incur, including:
(a) Costs of complying with regulatory and industry obligations and programs, such as E911, wireless local number portability and wireless tower mandate costs;
(b) Property taxes; and
(c) Costs associated with our network, including facilities (e.g., leases), operations, maintenance and protection, and costs paid to other companies for network services.
Please note that these surcharges are Verizon wireless charges, not taxes or government imposed fees. These charges, including the amount and what’s included, are subject to change from time to time.
Learn more about taxes and surcharges.
About the Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge
1. What is the charge for?
This charge helps defray and recover certain direct and indirect costs we or our agents incur, including:
These surcharges are Verizon wireless charges, not taxes or government imposed fees. These charges, including the amount and what’s included, are subject to change from time to time.
2. Is the Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge a new charge?
No. The Administrative Charge, an existing bill charge, was renamed the Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge effective June 23, 2022.
3. What devices were impacted by the December 1, 2022 increase?
Devices such as tablets, laptops and mobile hotspot devices that are on data-only consumer service plans were impacted by the increase. The Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge remained at $3.30 per line for devices such as smartphones, basic phones, and smartwatches that are on consumer service plans with voice service. Customers on 5G Home Internet and LTE Home Internet plans did not see a monthly increase.
4. Why is Verizon increasing the Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge?
We review this charge from time to time, and make adjustments to recover some of the administrative and telco expenses and costs of complying with regulatory requirements we incur to provide service.
5. Is Verizon required to impose this charge by federal or state governments?
No. This is a Verizon wireless charge and is retained by Verizon. It is not a governmental tax or a government imposed fee.
6. Is this charge applied to the account or to each line on the account?
The Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge is applied to each line on the account.
7. Do other wireless phone companies bill this charge?
While they may have different names, similar cost recovery charges have been common across the industry for many years.