Government taxes and fees and Verizon mobile surcharges

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 mobile surcharges.

Taxes, government fees, and Verizon mobile 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 mobile surcharges.

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 mobile 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 charges, not taxes or government imposed fees. These charges, including the amount and what’s included, are subject to change from time to time.

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This charge helps defray and recover certain direct and indirect costs we or our agents incur, including:

1. Costs of complying with regulatory and industry obligations and programs, such as E911, wireless local number portability and wireless tower mandate costs;
2. Property taxes; and
3. Costs associated with our network, including facilities (e.g. leases), operations, maintenance and protection, and costs paid to other companies for network services.

These surcharges are Verizon charges, not taxes or government imposed fees. These charges, including the amount and what’s included, are subject to change from time to time.

No. The Administrative Charge, an existing bill charge, was renamed the Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge effective 6/3/22.

The increase applies to both voice-capable and data-only devices, except 5G Home Internet and LTE Home Internet.

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.

No. This is a Verizon wireless charge and is retained by Verizon. It is not a governmental tax or a government imposed fee.

The Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge is applied to each line on the account.

While they may have different names, similar cost recovery charges have been common across the industry for many years.