Verizon price increase 2026: every dated change, from the May 7 plan update to a $4.69 per-line fee on November 15
Verizon's biggest 2026 increase for existing phone customers is still ahead: its Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge goes from $3.78 to $4.69 per voice line on November 15, 2026, two weeks after its Regulatory Charge goes from $0.21 to $0.26 per voice line on November 1, according to Verizon's Important Plan Information page as read on October 24, 2026. Together the two flat charges rise from $3.99 to $4.95 per voice line a month. Earlier in the year Verizon updated its Unlimited Ultimate plan on May 7, ended the 3-year price guarantee for new myPlan enrollments on June 16, and raised some optional perk prices. It also gave notice of higher prices for legacy Disney+ add-ons from October 21.
- Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge, voice line
- $3.78 per month; $4.69 from Nov 15, 2026
- Regulatory Charge, voice line
- $0.21 per month; $0.26 from Nov 1, 2026
- Both flat charges, voice line
- $3.99 now; $4.04 from Nov 1; $4.95 from Nov 15
- Data-only line
- $3.97 + $0.02 = $3.99; no change listed
- Unlimited Ultimate
- Updated plan for anyone adding it on or after May 7, 2026; Unlimited Ultimate 1.0 retired
- myPlan 3-year price guarantee
- Kept for customers who enrolled before June 16, 2026; Verizon says it was included "Before 6/16/26"
- Does the price lock stop the fee increases?
- No. Verizon's guarantee excludes taxes, fees and surcharges
Figures above were read from Verizon's Important Plan Information page, its surcharges page and its myPlan support FAQs on 2026-10-24. Totals are our arithmetic. See sources.
Every 2026 Verizon price change we could date
The table lists changes Verizon itself states on its own pages. Where only a news outlet has the earlier price or the date, the row says so.
| Effective date | What changed | Old to new | Who it affects | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Netflix & HBO Max (With Ads) perk | $10 to $13 per month | Lines that add the optional perk | Verizon's perk FAQ shows $13 now; the $10 price and May 6 date were reported by TheStreet (via Yahoo Finance) |
| May 7, 2026 | Unlimited Ultimate plan updated; old version renamed Unlimited Ultimate 1.0 and retired | $5 per line more, as reported | Anyone who adds or changes to Unlimited Ultimate on or after May 7; existing 1.0 customers can keep their plan | Verizon Unlimited Ultimate FAQs; the $5 figure was reported by Droid Life |
| May 13, 2026 | YouTube Premium perk | $10 to $12 per month | Lines that add the optional perk | Verizon's perk FAQ shows $12 now; the date and earlier price were reported by Yahoo Tech, quoting a note on Verizon's page |
| June 16, 2026 | myPlan 3-year price guarantee ends for new enrollments | Guarantee to none | Customers who enroll in or switch to a myPlan plan on or after June 16 | Verizon Unlimited Ultimate FAQs |
| June 16, 2026 | Activation and upgrade fee waived with Verizon Loyalty | $40 per line to $0 after opting in | Postpaid phone and connected device customers who opt in | Verizon News Center; Important Plan Information |
| June 16, 2026 | New Simplicity plan and Verizon One plan launched | New plans, no earlier price | Customers who choose them | Verizon News Center; Simplicity and Verizon One FAQs |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Legacy Disney+ Basic add-on | $11.99 to $12.49 per month | Lines that still have the legacy add-on | Verizon perk and plan FAQs as read Oct 16, 2026; no longer shown there on Oct 24, 2026 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Legacy Disney+ Premium add-on | $18.99 to $21.49 per month | Lines that still have the legacy add-on | Verizon perk and plan FAQs as read Oct 16, 2026; no longer shown there on Oct 24, 2026 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Regulatory Charge, voice-capable lines | $0.21 to $0.26 per line per month | Voice lines; not Verizon Home Internet (Wireless) or Verizon One | Verizon surcharges page; Important Plan Information |
| Nov 15, 2026 | Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge, voice lines | $3.78 to $4.69 per line per month | Voice lines; data-only lines stay at $3.97; not Verizon Home Internet (Wireless) or Verizon One | Important Plan Information |
The November 15 increase: $3.78 to $4.69 per voice line
Verizon's Important Plan Information page, which gives its surcharge figures "As of October 1, 2026" and shows a last update of October 15, 2026, lists: "Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge ($3.78 per voice line (Increases to $4.69 effective Nov 15, 2026), $3.97 per data-only line)". That is $0.91 more per voice line a month. No increase is shown for data-only lines.
The same page lists the smaller change two weeks earlier: "Regulatory Charge ($0.21 per voice line (Increases to $0.26 effective Nov 1, 2026), $0.02 per data-only line)". Verizon's surcharges page says the same about the Regulatory Charge: "Effective November 1, 2026, the monthly Verizon Wireless Regulatory Charge for voice-capable devices will increase from $0.21 to $0.26 per line." On October 16, 2026 that surcharges page did not yet mention the November 15 change. Our page on the November 1 Regulatory Charge change has the details of that charge.
On that page Verizon also says these surcharges, taxes and other governmental charges "can add between 16% and 58% to your standard monthly access and other charges", as of October 1, 2026. It lists the Federal Universal Service Charge as 42% of the interstate and international telecom charges, varying quarterly with the FCC rate.
| Voice lines | Both flat charges per month, before Nov 1 | Nov 1 to Nov 14 | From Nov 15 | Extra per month | Extra per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3.99 | $4.04 | $4.95 | +$0.96 | +$11.52 |
| 2 | $7.98 | $8.08 | $9.90 | +$1.92 | +$23.04 |
| 3 | $11.97 | $12.12 | $14.85 | +$2.88 | +$34.56 |
| 4 | $15.96 | $16.16 | $19.80 | +$3.84 | +$46.08 |
The figures above do not apply to every Verizon bill. The Important Plan Information page says the charges apply to service other than Verizon Home Internet (Wireless), which is "not subject to these charges", and other than a Verizon One plan or a Simplicity plan added to a Verizon One plan, which include them. The Verizon One FAQ says of its plan price: "This price includes all taxes and fees."
What the myPlan price lock covered, and what it never covered
Verizon introduced the 3-year price lock on April 3, 2025. Its announcement said: "This industry-first guarantee ensures your core monthly plan price for calling, data and texting will not change, excluding taxes, fees and perks." The fine print added: "Excludes taxes, fees, surcharges, additional plan discounts or promotions, and third-party services." It also said: "All existing myPlan customers will automatically be enrolled."
So the November 2026 surcharge increases reach price-locked lines too: the lock covers the base monthly rate for talk, text and data, not the surcharges. Perk prices are outside it as well. Verizon's Important Plan Information page says: "Plan perks, taxes, fees, discounts, promotions and third-party services are subject to change."
Verizon's support FAQs now say the guarantee is no longer part of new myPlan sign-ups: "Before 6/16/26, myPlan included a 3-year price guarantee." And: "The 3-year price guarantee will be maintained for customers who switched to a new myPlan plan or enrolled in myPlan prior to 6/16." June 16, 2026 is the day Verizon launched its Simplicity and Verizon One plans.
For customers who have the guarantee, the Important Plan Information page says it covers Unlimited Welcome, Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Ultimate, locked "to the then current base monthly rate charged by Verizon for your talk, text, and data." It also says: "Price guarantee is void if any of the lines are canceled or moved to an ineligible plan." On when it ends, it says: "View your bill to see when your guarantee expires."
Verizon price increase after 3 years
A guarantee that started on April 3, 2025, the day Verizon introduced it, runs to April 2028 by our arithmetic, so no myPlan guarantee from that launch has run out yet. The April 2025 announcement also said "every time you change your myPlan, the price lock resets for another 3 years." Verizon's current FAQ does not say whether a plan change made on or after June 16, 2026 still resets an existing guarantee. Verizon does not publish what a myPlan price will be after a guarantee ends.
The May 7 Unlimited Ultimate change
Verizon's FAQ says: "On 5/7/26, Verizon updated the Unlimited Ultimate plan." Customers who add or change to it on or after that date get the updated plan, which includes Identity Secure and Verizon Family Plus. Customers who already had the earlier version, now called Unlimited Ultimate 1.0, can keep it. Verizon's 1.0 FAQ says: "This plan is no longer available to add to accounts."
Verizon's FAQs do not state the dollar change. Droid Life reported on May 7, 2026 that the updated plan costs $5 per month more per line and quoted a Verizon statement that existing Unlimited Ultimate customers "will not see any change to their monthly plan price." On October 16, 2026, Verizon's myPlan page listed these standard rates with Auto Pay and paper-free billing: "Standard rates: Unlimited Ultimate: 3 lines $70/line, 4+ lines $60/line". It also lists Unlimited Plus at $55 per line for 3 lines and $45 for 4 or more, and Unlimited Welcome at $40 and $30, each $10 per line more without Auto Pay.
The June 16 plans and the end of the activation fee for Loyalty members
On June 16, 2026 Verizon announced that postpaid customers on phone and connected device plans can opt in to its Verizon Loyalty program and stop paying activation and upgrade fees, "that’s up to $40 in fees per device." The Important Plan Information page still lists "Activation/Upgrade Fee: $40 per line" and adds: "Activation/Upgrade fees waived for customers enrolled in Verizon Loyalty program." Our activation fee comparison sets this beside T-Mobile and AT&T.
| Plan | Price Verizon lists | Taxes and fees | 3-year price guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplicity | $45 per line per month with Auto Pay and paper-free billing; $55 without | Plus taxes and fees | None stated on the Simplicity FAQ or Important Plan Information |
| Verizon One (one mobile line and one home internet line) | $70 per month with Auto Pay; $80 without | Included in the price | None stated on the Verizon One FAQ |
| myPlan, enrolled on or after June 16, 2026 | Varies by plan and number of lines | Plus taxes, fees and surcharges | Not included, per Verizon's FAQ |
The Simplicity FAQ says: "The base price is $55/month per line without Auto Pay enrollment." The $10 Auto Pay discount requires enrollment within 30 days.
Verizon home internet: Fios and 5G Home
We found no Verizon page announcing a 2026 price increase for Fios or 5G Home. Verizon still offers price guarantees on home internet: its Important Plan Information page lists 3-year to 5-year service price guarantees on its 5G Home plans, and its home internet page advertises a 3-year price lock. For those guarantees the page says they apply "only to the then-current base monthly rate exclusive of any other setup and additional equipment charges, discounts or promotions, plan perk and any other third-party services." Verizon Home Internet (Wireless) is not subject to the mobile surcharges above, and there is no activation or upgrade fee for 5G Home Internet or LTE Home Internet.
What we could not confirm
- The exact Unlimited Ultimate price before and after May 7, 2026 for one and two lines. Verizon's myPlan page lists standard rates only for 3 and 4 or more lines in its page text, and its support FAQs give no dollar amounts. Reports differ on the single-line figure. We did not use the Internet Archive.
- The earlier prices and dates for the Netflix & HBO Max and YouTube Premium perks on a Verizon page. Verizon's perk FAQs show only the current $13 and $12.
- A reported September 17, 2026 increase to the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ perk. Verizon's Disney perk FAQ on October 16, 2026 showed only the October 21 legacy add-on changes in its page text.
- That the October 21, 2026 legacy Disney+ add-on prices ($12.49 Basic, $21.49 Premium) took effect as listed. We read them on Verizon's Disney perk FAQ and myPlan Unlimited Ultimate FAQ on October 16, 2026. On October 24, 2026 neither page, nor Verizon's other Disney FAQ pages we read, showed those prices or the October 21 date.
- Any 2026 change to Fios internet, Fios TV or 5G Home prices. We read Verizon's home internet page and Important Plan Information and found none.
- Whether Verizon raised any other surcharge or plan price earlier in 2026. Verizon's current pages show only today's amounts and upcoming changes.
- Price changes on older Verizon plans that are no longer sold, such as 5G Get More or Do More Unlimited. We found no Verizon page announcing one in 2026.
Questions
Is there a Verizon price increase in 2026?
Does the Verizon price lock protect me from the November fee increases?
Does myPlan still come with a 3-year price lock?
Does Verizon increase prices after 3 years?
Did Verizon raise Fios prices in 2026?
Changes to this page
- 2026-10-24: rechecked the surcharge, perk and plan amounts on Verizon's pages (no change). Verizon's Disney perk FAQ and myPlan Unlimited Ultimate FAQ no longer show the October 21 legacy Disney+ add-on prices; the two rows now say so, and the add-on change is listed under what we could not confirm.
- 2026-10-16: first published.
Sources
- Surcharge amounts, the November 1 and November 15 changes, the activation fee, the price guarantee terms and home internet guarantees - Verizon Support: Important Plan Information, read 2026-10-24
- Regulatory Charge change and what the surcharges cover - Verizon Support: Government taxes and fees and Verizon mobile surcharges, read 2026-10-24
- May 7 Unlimited Ultimate update, end of the myPlan guarantee for new enrollments, October 21 Disney add-on notice - Verizon Support: myPlan Unlimited Ultimate FAQs, read 2026-10-16 (Disney add-on notice) and 2026-10-24
- Unlimited Ultimate 1.0 retired - Verizon Support: myPlan Unlimited Ultimate 1.0 FAQs, read 2026-10-24
- Legacy Disney+ add-on prices from October 21 - Verizon Support: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ perk FAQs, read 2026-10-16 (prices no longer shown on 2026-10-24)
- Netflix & HBO Max perk at $13 - Verizon Support: Netflix & HBO Max perk FAQs, read 2026-10-24
- YouTube Premium perk at $12 - Verizon Support: YouTube Premium perk FAQs, read 2026-10-24
- Simplicity plan price - Verizon Support: Verizon Simplicity Plan FAQs, read 2026-10-24
- Verizon One price, taxes and fees included - Verizon Support: Verizon One mobile and home plan FAQs, read 2026-10-24
- myPlan standard rates - Verizon: myPlan unlimited plans, read 2026-10-16
- Verizon Loyalty, Simplicity and Verizon One launch - Verizon News Center, June 16, 2026, read 2026-10-16
- 3-year price lock terms - Verizon News Center, April 3, 2025, read 2026-10-16
- Home internet price lock - Verizon: Home internet plans, read 2026-10-16
- Reported: Unlimited Ultimate $5 increase and Verizon statement - Droid Life, May 7, 2026, read 2026-10-16
- Reported: Netflix & HBO Max perk from $10 to $13 on May 6 - TheStreet via Yahoo Finance, March 30, 2026, read 2026-10-16
- Reported: YouTube Premium perk from $10 to $12 on May 13 - Yahoo Tech, read 2026-10-16
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