Verizon has doused a public-relations flare-up with the volunteer fire department that serves a small Virginia island community, meaning that:

• The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company will pay far less than $ 73,000 to have telecommunications equipment moved off land that will accommodate its new headquarters.
• This financial relief will forestall the heftier bill possibly having had to come out of the hides of the Chincoteague Ponies, a herd of 150 wild horses that are shepherded by the firefighters and helpful to have when publicly battling a major corporation.
• And, finally, that T-Mobile CEO John Legere can keep his checkbook in his pocket.

First the cease-fire. From the fire company’s Facebook page:

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