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USPS Lags Behind Other Post Offices Dealing With Mail Decline, Says Study

January 25, 2012
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A right-wing think tank in the United States has issued a white paper criticising the “disturbing” lack of speed at the U.S. Postal Service in responding to declining mail volumes. The Congressional advisory note from the Washington DC-based Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation (IRET) assessed USPS in comparison to nearly 60 of the world’s major postal services during the recession and its aftermath. It said “most” foreign postal services had managed to restore profitability and remain financially viable despite electronic diversion of mail and the impact of the global downturn....

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