Verizon Cancels Proposed $2 Convenience Charge

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Verizon is dropping its plan to charge customers for one-time bill payments. The convenience charge would have cost customers $2 each time they used a credit or debit card over the phone or online. Over 100,000 people signed an online petition against the charges within a day of announcing the proposed fee. Read the full article at WSJ.com

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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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