Why does at&t charge so much more for your first month's bill when you buy an iphone?

Why does at&t charge so much more for your first month's bill when you buy an iphone?
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Because typically the first invoice includes prorated charges from the day you got the phone to the end of the first billing cycle PLUS advance charges for the entire next billing cycle. It’s possible it includes the one time setup charge too if somehow you didn’t already pay that.
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