Many thanks to alert reader Ki, who sent us this link after reading our post about Verizon’s sneaky attempt to turn the repeal of an old tax into a new source of profit. Verizon wasn’t the only ISP to try to take advantage of the end of the Universal Service Fund fee for DSL customers — BellSouth did the same, but dropped the charges when the FCC began nosing around. However, Verizon looked like it was going to stick to its guns.

Only they didn’t. Consumerist brings word that Verizon won’t be charging the fee after all. The story’s no longer breaking news, exactly, but we thought it worth a followup. Three cheers for Verizon! Now we just need the FCC to start making noises about beer prices at Wizards games.