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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by abruzzi on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @07:21PM (#23911988)
And the bigger deal (to me) is that none of the competitors are really competitors in the key area of the USPS--first class mail delivery. Can UPS, FedEX deliver a letter (or a bill, or check, or...) for $0.55?
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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by trothamel on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @07:29PM (#23912052)
Given that they're forbidden by law from doing so (without first paying the postage to the USPS), no.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Express_Statutes

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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by runako on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:22PM (#23912493)
If I understand that correctly, one of the private carriers should be offering to deliver letters at ~$1.10 per ($0.55 to USPS plus $0.55 internal cost). The closest I've seen is closer to $10.

The USPS tithe isn't the bottleneck, but it would definitely make sense to unwind once a private carrier could break the $2/letter barrier.

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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by joshstrange on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:00PM (#23912296)
Do you honestly think any private company would offer services like that to EVERY US address for $0.55/per?
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