If it doesn't mean any of that, perhaps it is what I'd call a Base Charge. In other words, for the privilege of having their service connected to your house and for them pay the meter readers, accounting staff and mail, etc, they have to charge a certain minimal amount whether you use it or not. In my area, as best I can figure out {using my mothers summer billing}, we pay just less that $8.00/mo as a Base Charge.
FWIW, jeff5may has two choices that seem more likely.
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