disallow the $2 fee/month which Verizon plans to charge each customer for merely paying their bill online.

Verizon Wireless has announced that, starting January 15th, it will charge a $2 monthly "convenience" fee to people who save paper by making one-time credit or debit card payments on the phone or online, while those who use checks or have Verizon charge their credit/debit cards (or deduct money from their bank accounts) each month, will not pay. We implore the White House to disallow this unfair practice. In effect, using a debit card is no different than providing information to draft bank accounts, it is clear that Verizon wants control of that information; what rate a customer pays each month; and additional fees from those least able to afford it.