Verizon Removes Surcharge

After attracting negative attention from the FCC and fellow telcom BellSouth dropped a similar fee, Verizon Communications has announced it will drop the DSL surcharge it added to customers bills after the FCC cancelled the Universal Service Fund charge.

Verizon said that the withdrawal of the surcharge is effective immediately, and DSL subscribers who have already been billed for the surcharge will receive a credit.

"We have listened to our customers and are eliminating this charge in response to their concerns," Bob Ingalls, chief marketing officer of Verizon Telecom, said in a statement.

Read more in the CNET News.com article Verizon drops DSL surcharge.