CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — Starting next month, West Virginians will see a slight increase to their cell phone bills.

According to a release Thursday from the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia, the wireless enhanced 911 (WE911) fee in West Virginia will increase by 10.2 percent in July, going from $3.64 to $4.01. On top of that, wireless providers will begin to collect a $0.08 wireless tower fee and a $0.29 public safety wireless fee, both of which will be shown separately on customers' bills.

In total, customers will see their 911 fees jump from $3.64 to $4.38.

So what do these funds do?

The funds from these new fees are designed to go toward improving and operating 911 and emergency phone services, the release said. The PSC collects the fees through wireless service pr

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