Nine days after installing a new “supplier surcharge” fee to essentially replace one government regulators dropped, Verizon DSL decided to stop levying the fee. Verizon came under heat from customers and received a letter from the FCC asking it to explain its actions. BellSouth, which also received a FCC letter, announced it would drop a similar charge.

In a statement FCC chairman Kevin Martin said, “I am pleased that both Verizon and BellSouth have eliminated fees recently imposed on their DSL customers. Consumers should receive the benefits of the commission’s action last summer to remove regulations imposed on DSL service.”

Previously: Verizon DSL, A Fee By Any Other Name… (Thanks to AcilletaM and Chris!)

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