Yes, You’re Probably Paying More for Phone Service. Here’s Where Your Money Is Going - CNET

Everything is getting more expensive bit by bit, and it’s not just gas or grocery prices. T-Mobile just increased the price of a pair of fees that get added on top of what customers pay for their mobile phone plans, and it’s not the only carrier doing this.

Over the past year and a half, the big three US cellular providers have raised prices in small ways that may not seem consequential month to month, but add up over the year.

More costly fees, taxes and plans

For a while, a lot of carriers’ plans rolled taxes and fees into them as a competitive advantage — when you know you’re paying a fixed amount each month, it’s easier to budget. Unfortunately, those days are over, at least among the big three US carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.

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