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Verizon Wireless Abandons Plan for $2 Monthly Fee After Customer Uproar

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:18:05 +0000

In a head-snapping about-face, Verizon Wireless has dropped the $2 monthly fee it planned to impose on some of its customers. Mere hours after the company announced it would begin charging the fee to customers making one-time bill payments using credit cards, the backlash began. But Verizon stood firm, saying there were plenty of other [...]

Verizon Wireless Announces New 'Convenience Fee'

Shauna Wright — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:28:27 +0000

If you listen closely, you’ll hear the collective screams of a lot of Verizon Wireless customers — the company has announced that starting next month, it will impose a $2 fee on anyone who pays a monthly bill using a credit or debit card online or by phone.

Bank of America Will Not Charge Monthly Fee for Debit Card Usage

Shauna Wright — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:05:34 +0000

In September, Bank of America announced it would soon begin charging customers a $5 monthly fee for using their debit cards, saying it was recouping losses from new laws that limited how much it could charge merchants when debit cards were swiped during transactions.

But after a firestorm of negative publicity, BofA waved the white flag of surrender and scrapped the controversial plan.