Verizon Business is two very different stories. In the northeast, Fios is one of the best wired products on the market. Outside that footprint, the answer is fixed wireless or DIA, and the pricing math changes a lot.
This guide walks through what Verizon Business actually charges in 2026 and how to tell if your bill is competitive.
Verizon Business after the Frontier deal
Verizon Business and Fios Business Internet are units of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), and the relevant 2026 ownership change was Verizon's January 20, 2026 acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. Verizon and Frontier said the combined company would have almost 30 million fiber passings across 31 states and Washington, D.C., and Verizon's Fios FAQ says its legacy Fios network already serves more than 15 million homes and businesses. Verizon's own availability pages show especially strong business metros in New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Newark to Jersey City, and Washington.
On January 15, 2026, Verizon and Frontier said they had received all required regulatory approvals, clearing the path for the January 20 close and the expansion to nearly 30 million fiber passings. On the billing side, Verizon's current business internet pages disclose that headline prices are before taxes, fees, equipment charges, and a named Economic Adjustment Charge, and the 5G Business Internet guarantee expressly excludes the Economic Adjustment Charge from any 30-day satisfaction refund. That carve-out is why a Verizon "30-day money back" guarantee can still leave you paying a real line item if you cancel.
As of May 2026, Verizon's published business rate sits at $69 a month for 300 Mbps Fios Business Internet on verizon.com/business. If your Fios renewal rate is materially above that on a single line, the gap is the renewal reset, not the headline rate card.
What Verizon Business sells
Four product lines.
- Fios for Business. Symmetrical fiber, available in the northeast. 200 Mbps to 2 Gbps tiers. Strong product when you can get it.
- Verizon Business Internet (5G fixed wireless). Sold nationwide where Verizon has 5G coverage. 100 to 400 Mbps. Cheap, fast install, no truck roll.
- Dedicated Internet (FiOS Internet Dedicated, ADI). Sold to mid-market. Symmetrical speeds, real SLA. Higher cost.
- One Talk and managed services. Side products that often show up bundled.
The pricing trap is that Verizon will quote you fixed wireless when fiber is what you need, or DIA when fixed wireless would have been fine. The right product depends on your application, not on what the rep is incented to sell.
What you should be paying
These are dedicated internet ranges from current carrier wholesale data, marked up to typical retail.
Verizon Business and peers, typical retail (mid 50%)
Monthly recurring charge, dedicated internet access (DIA). Numbers are derived from current carrier wholesale quotes. Shown as a metro-tier band where city-level data is thin.
| Speed | Typical retail (mid 50%) | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Mbps | $630 – $800/mo | n = 7 |
| 500 Mbps | $840 – $1,160/mo | n = 5 |
| 1 Gbps | $1,050 – $1,455/mo | n = 6 |
| 10 Gbps | $1,330 – $2,660/mo | n = 7 |
If your bill sits above the high end of the band, you are likely overpaying.
Analyze My Bill FreeFor Verizon 5G Business Internet fixed wireless, the math is much simpler. A 400 Mbps line is $99 a month with a 3-year price lock. That is the published rate and it is the same for almost every customer.
For Fios Business Internet, a 1 Gbps line should land between $200 and $300 a month. We have seen the same product billed at $410 a month on auto-renewed legacy accounts.
When fixed wireless is the right answer
Verizon 5G Business Internet has been the single fastest-growing business product in the last 18 months. About 1 million net new subscribers in a recent quarter. The reason is simple. It is cheap, fast to install, and works for most small offices.
It fits when:
- You have one office, under 30 people
- Your business runs on email, video calls, and cloud apps
- You do not host servers on premises
- A short outage every few months is annoying but not catastrophic
It does not fit when:
- You run a call center or anything VoIP-heavy with strict latency
- You need a hard SLA with uptime credits
- You have multiple sites with site-to-site VPN that needs static IPs and steady jitter
If your application fits, fixed wireless will be cheaper than fiber by 40 to 60 percent.
The four side charges to flag on Verizon bills
- Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) fee. Real federal tax, but only on the interstate portion of your bill. We see Verizon apply it to broadband-only bills where it should not apply at all.
- Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge. Looks like a tax, is not. Verizon margin.
- Equipment rental on the gateway. $15 a month. Most fiber gateways are owned outright after the install.
- Static IP fees. $25 a month for one IP. If you do not host a server on premises, you may not need it.
How Verizon pricing changes at renewal
Verizon Business contracts run 24 or 36 months. The auto-renewal rate is usually 15 to 25 percent higher than your original term rate.
- Verizon retention is more conservative than AT&T or Comcast. The discount they will offer is typically 10 to 20 percent off the renewal rate, not the new-customer rate.
- A competing quote from a fiber overbuilder or from T-Mobile fixed wireless gives you the strongest leverage.
- The window that matters is 60 to 90 days before contract end.
What to do this week
- Pull your most recent Verizon Business invoice. Find the contract end date.
- Add up the recovery and rental fees. Subtract them from the total to find your true base rate.
- Compare your base rate to the bands above. If you are 20 percent above the high end, the retention call is worth making.
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