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AT&T Will Charge $45 For New Installations And Upgrades, Introduce $15 Activation Fee For AT&T Next And BYOD Consumers Beginning August 1

| Jul 24, 2015 02:03 AM EDT

AT&T recently changed its policy towards network throttling.

Beginning August 1, the mobile carrier AT&T will charge $45 for new installations and upgrades to those who are under a one to two-year contract. The company will also add $15 activation fee for AT&T Next and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) consumers.

Several reports suggest that AT&T is increasing its activation and upgrading fee from $40 to $45 effective August 1 for its new and present consumers under the one and two-year installment plan. For people signing a new contract with the discounted phone, an extra $5 will be charged.

Before, people do not have to pay anything when they visit the AT&T store with a new phone applying for AT&T's Next installment plan. However now, the mobile carrier will charge new subscribers $15 activation fee starting August 1.

Also, the same $15 charge applies to people who bring their own device (BYOD) and sign-up for a new line of service. However, present AT&T Next consumers who have an active installment plan before August 1 will not be charged $15 on their next upgrade, according to MacRumors.

Rumors are also doing the rounds that the mobile carrier Verizon Wireless will follow AT&T's move. According to reports, AT&T increased its fee from $35 to $40 in June, and finally Verizon Wireless did the same.

The mobile operator AT&T had grossed 6.2 million from new upgrades and installations in the first quarter of 2015, according to the AT&T website. The revenue from AT&T Next also scaled up by 65% with 70% of the transactions were BYOD (from consumers who have their own phones).

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