a charge made as soon as a caller is connected to the number dialled and which is additional to any charges calculated based on the duration of the call
Following the initial connection charge, calls are charged per minute.
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a one-off charge paid by new customers of a utility company or communication service provider to cover the cost of setting up the customer's services
BT is increasing its connection charge by 40% to £ 210.
Examples of 'connection fee' in a sentence
connection fee
Customers pay an initial 75p connection fee and then local call charges.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The call connection fee will rise from 13.1p to 13.87p.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The call connection fee increased from 13.1p to 13.87p.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
However, each call is subject to a connection fee.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If you have unused minutes from your monthly allowance, your foreign call might not cost more than the connection fee.