Money | Verizon Verizon Scraps $2 Fee 'Convenience' charge dies a quick death amid outcry By John Johnson Posted Dec 30, 2011 2:38 PM CST Copied Verizon Wireless is backtracking on a new fee. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file) About that new $2 "convenience fee" for Verizon Wireless customers: Never mind. The company backtracked quickly today and scrapped its plan to charge customers who make one-time payments online or by phone, reports the Wall Street Journal. Online petitions in protest sprang up immediately, and federal regulators said they were looking into the legalities of the fee before Verizon abruptly pulled the plug. Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. Report an error