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 Minneapolis shooter had a plan—and grievances. American Taylor Townsend gets an earful after her US Open win. Belichick's girlfriend is embracing 'gold digger' idea. A pregnant 17-year-old died after a road rage shooting. Report an error