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

Author: Katherine Siggerud

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2007-09

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781422315668

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Since 2001 comprehensive postal reform legislation was needed to address the USPS¿s unsustainable business model, which assumed that increasing mail vol. would cover rising costs & mitigate rate increases. This outdated model limited its flexibility & incentives needed to realize sufficient cost savings to offset rising costs, declining First-Class Mail vol., unfunded obligations, & an expanding delivery network. This limitation threatened the USPS¿s ability to achieve its mission of providing affordable, high-quality universal postal services on a self-financing basis. This report focuses on: why the USPS was recently removed from a high-risk list; the USPS¿s financial condition in FY2007; & the opportunities & challenges facing the USPS. Charts & tables.

Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector
Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Author: Michael A. Crew

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-05-11

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780387297446

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The European Commission and its member states, along with many others, are wrestling with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of the postal sector while maintaining the universal service obligation. This book addresses some of these concerns. It is comprised of original essays chosen from among several dozen presented at the 13th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, which was held in Antwerp, Belgium, in June, 2005.