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T-Mobile raising its Telco Recovery fees for older plan subscribers, prepare for a small increase in your bill

By Luis D.

Updated: May 20, 2017, 3:23 PM

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Nobody likes a raise in taxes and fees, but that's the way it's going to be for T-Mobile customers that aren't on the carrier's ONE unlimited plan. Subscribers that chose to remain on a Simple Choice plan or a different older plan will see their Telco Recovery fee for data charges jump from 83 cents to $1.01, while the voice lines fee goes up from $2.11 to $2.58. The Telco Recovery fee is T-Mobile's way to recoup its expenses for linking up with other service providers.

Granted, this hike is nothing to cry over, but it's still a little extra cash out of your pocket on a monthly basis. Thankfully, there aren't other changes like this in the pipeline, at least as far as we know right now.

Of note is that former customers of SunCom Wireless, a company the Magenta carrier acquired in 2008, will now have to pay this tax as well. Previously, they were exempt from the Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery Fees that T-Mobile customers are paying. So that's $3.59 in Telco fees and 75 cents in Regulatory Programs fees. T-Mobile uses the latter to compensate for government compliance measures.

All of these measures will take effect on June 10. What are everyone's thoughts on this?

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Luis D. has a multitude of news, features and review articles written for PhoneArena. He adeptly demystifies complex technology topics, such as the development of advanced materials for bendable device displays and the evolution of chipset manufacturing.

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T-Mobile raising its Telco Recovery fees for older plan subscribers, prepare for a small increase in your bill

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