What is the Regulatory Cost Recovery fee?
AT&T imposes a Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee of $2.97 per month to offset costs incurred in complying with regulatory obligations, including Federal Universal Service Fund payments made by AT&T. This fee is not a tax or charge imposed by a government entity. All telecommunications service providers are required to contribute to the Federal Universal Service Fund. The Universal Service Fund subsidizes programs for schools, libraries and health care providers. AT&T recovers the cost of these contributions through a surcharge on its customer’s bills. Effective August 14, 2006, the regulatory cost recovery fee is being eliminated. Any charges after that date will be credited back to the customer.
The Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee is a monthly per-unit fee that reflects SouthernLINC Wireless’ cost of complying with government rules and initiatives, including, but not limited to, Telephone Number Pooling, Wireless Number Portability, E911, and other charges related to SouthernLINC Wireless’ governmental costs. This fee is not a tax, nor a government mandated charge, and is subject to change. The current fee amount is $0.80.
