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Re:U.N. postal union clinches deal to keep U.S. in by CountSessine on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @02:25PM (#21073643)
Are FedEx and UPS subject to the UPU? Will this decision affect them? And are they currently shipping packages at a price that is comparable to USPS? If USPS is subsidizing international shipping from China by keeping domestic shipping charges high, how are they competing with FedEx and UPS?

(BTW I agree with the other responders - this was an excellent summary for those of us not in the US)

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Re:U.N. postal union clinches deal to keep U.S. in by davchana on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:24PM (#21076671)
IMO, no, they are not members of UPU. USPS is cheaper for domestic packages & letters for regular time, but fastest ones are almost same price.
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Re:U.N. postal union clinches deal to keep U.S. in by selectodude on Thursday September 26, 2019 @09:01AM (#21080510)
FedEx transports their overnight and priority international packages, so it makes sense that they’d be about the same price.
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