Verizon will stop charging customers $3/month for its robocall-blocking service (VZ)

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• Verizon is now offering a free version of its Call Filter spam blocking service, which was previously a paid service that cost $3 per month. 
• The paid version has a few extra features over the free version, but they share the same spam-blocking purpose. 
• The free version of Call Filter is only available for post-paid Verizon customers, and not pre-paid customers. 

Verizon announced on Thursday that it now offers a free version of Call Filter, its robocall- and spam-call blocking service, which used to cost customers $3 per month.

With the free version of Call Filter, Verizon customers get spam detection, blocking, and reporting.

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