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communication charges; data charges; telecom fees
Fees charged for telecommunications services such as phone calls, text messages, and mobile data usage.
通信料が高い。
The data charges are high.
月の通信料を確認した。
I checked the monthly communication charges.
海外では通信料が高額になることがあるので注意が必要だ。
You need to be careful because communication charges can become very expensive overseas.
Refers to charges for phone, data, and other telecommunications services. In everyday use, often refers specifically to mobile phone data charges.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 通信料が掛かる — communication charges are incurred
- 通信料無料 — free of data charges
- 月額通信料 — monthly communication fee
- 通信料を節約する — to save on data charges
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 通話料 — call charges (voice calls specifically)
- 通信費 — communication expenses (broader, used in accounting)
- データ使用量 — data usage amount