Accounting for Laws That Apply Differently to the United States Postal Service and Its Private Competitors
Accounting for Laws That Apply Differently to the United States Postal Service and Its Private Competitors

Author: James C. Cooper

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1437916961

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The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006 required the FTC to submit a ¿comprehensive report identifying the fed. and State laws that apply differently to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with respect to the competitive category of mail and to private co. providing similar products¿; and to include recommend. This report identifies, and quantifies to the extent possible, the USPS¿s economic burdens and advantages that exist by virtue of its status as a fed. gov¿t. entity and its postal and mailbox monopolies. It also accounts for the ¿net economic effect¿ of the relevant laws by examining the compounded marketplace impacts, or ¿distortions,¿ that they bring about. It also explores potential means for minimizing or eliminating these distortions.

U. S. Postal Service
U. S. Postal Service

Author: Phillip Herr

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1437932096

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The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 required an evaluation of strategies and options for reforms of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). USPS¿s business model is to fulfill its mission through self-supporting, businesslike operations; however, USPS has experienced increasing difficulties. Due to volume declines, losses, a cash shortage, and rising debt, the USPS was added to a high-risk list in July 2009. The objectives of this report were to assess: (1) the viability of USPS¿s business model; (2) strategies and options to address challenges to its business model; and (3) actions Congress and USPS need to take to facilitate progress toward financial viability. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

Continuing to Deliver
Continuing to Deliver

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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