ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Regulatory Programs and Telco Recover Fee.

Combined Regulatory Programs & Telco Recovery Fee

Effective February 19, 2022, the combined Regulatory Programs & Telco Recovery Fee is increasing from $3.18 to $3.49/line/month for voice lines ($0.31/line/month increase), and from $1.16 to $1.40/line/month for data only lines ($0.24/line/month increase). This increase applies to the Telco Recovery portion of the Fee. The Regulatory Programs portion of the Fee is decreasing for both voice and data lines.

These changes do not affect customers on T-Mobile plans that have taxes and fees included in the monthly service price such as Magenta, Magenta MAX, T-Mobile One and One Plus.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the fee for?

Effective February 19, 2022, the Regulatory Programs portion of the fee decreases from $0.60 to $0.50/line/month for voice lines and from $0.15 to $0.12/line/month for data only lines, and the Telco Recovery Fee portion of the fee portion increases from $2.58 to $2.99/line/month for voice lines and from $1.01 to $1.28/line/month for data only lines.
This is not a government tax, or government-imposed fee, but rather a fee collected and retained by T-Mobile to help defray and recover certain costs we have already incurred and continue to incur. It includes:
1) Regulatory Programs component helps defray costs for funding and complying with government mandates, programs and obligations, like E911 or local number portability, and
2) Telco Recovery component helps defray costs and charges imposed on us by other carriers for delivery of calls from our customers to theirs and for certain network facilities (e.g., leases), operations, and services we obtain to provide you with service.

Does your competition charge the fee?

These types of cost recovery fees are common across the industry and have been for many years. They may be called different names by other wireless providers. Examples include Regulatory Programs Fee, a Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge, and/or an Administrative Charge.

Is this fee applied to the account or to each line on the account?

The combined Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery Fee is applied to each line on the account. For customers on monthly plans that exclude taxes and fees, the fees are broken out from the service plan pricing on your monthly bill. For customers on T-Mobile taxes and fees inclusive plans, like ONE, Magenta, and Magenta MAX, applicable monthly taxes, surcharges and fees are included in the monthly service plan price.

The combined Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery Fee is a monthly recurring Fee that is applied to each line and, for customers on taxes and fees exclusive plans, appears as a separate charge in the T-Mobile Fees & Charges sections of your invoice.

Customers on T-Mobile plans that have taxes and fees included in the monthly service price, such as Magenta, Magenta MAX, and One plans, have applicable monthly taxes, surcharges and fees included in their monthly service price and will not see a change in their monthly service plan price.

Has this fee always been on my bill?

A Regulatory Programs Fee has been in place since 2004 and the Telco Recovery Fee component was added in January 2016.