Verizon Wireless does the same thing.
Fed Universal Service Charge $3.01
Regulatory Charge $0.85
Administrative Charge $8.90
OH Tax Recovery Surcharge $0.38
OH Reg Fee $0.24
The most egregious is the Administrative Charge. Definition for that one is:
Administrative Charge, which helps defray certain expenses we incur, including: charges we, or our agents, pay local telephone companies for delivering calls from our customers to their customers; fees and assessments on our network facilities and services; property taxes; and the costs we incur responding to regulatory obligations.In other words, the cost of doing business.