Technology Report: Verizon backtracks on $2 fee after customer outrage

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	12/30/2011
Good afternoon Bit Verizon Wireless has reversed its decision to charge a $2 fee for one-time telephone and online bill payments after a storm of criticism from consumers and the U.S. communications regulator. Occupy protesters say they are making their own Facebook, Wired.com reports. If the last decade was all about open source, the next decade will be about open APIs. However, as with open source, APIs aren't necessarily a guarantee of billions in the bank, Matt Asay writes in The Register. 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