Technology | AT&T AT&T to Make $500M ... by Charging You 61 Cents New administrative fee went into effect May 1 By Kate Seamons Posted May 24, 2013 8:20 AM CDT Copied In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, file photo, an AT&T logo is displayed on an AT&T Wireless retail store front, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) If you're an AT&T wireless customer, your May bill will feature a new charge: a 61-cent monthly administrative fee. Before you pooh-pooh it as small potatoes, consider this: The Wall Street Journal reports that the move could tally up to an extra $518 million for the company in 2014. And the charge is far from an unusual one; Sprint and Verizon levy $1.50 and 90-cent administrative fees, respectively. But just because they're routine doesn't mean they're easily swallowed: AT&T says the new fee covers "certain expenses, such as interconnection and cell-site rents and maintenance." But the research director at Free Press complains that those administrative fees are just the "cost of doing business." And by imposing this new fee, AT&T's top line will look a little prettier: One analyst expects the fee will boost the company's 2013 revenue growth by 0.3 percentage points. Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. President Trump celebrates a 'giant' Supreme Court win. Report an error