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Re:We mailed one hundred letters to test the postal service by callmeal on Monday May 03, 2021 @10:15AM (#27025351)
>Is there any real competition to USPS?

I don't understand. USPS is not a business. It's civic infrastructure. There is no way any competitor will agree to delivering a letter from one end of the country to another for $0.55.

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Re:We mailed one hundred letters to test the postal service by brap on Monday May 03, 2021 @01:33PM (#27028068)
So if I understand correctly, through government subsidization and regulation it is virtually impossible to compete with USPS. What are their incentives to improve their service and reduce their costs (including taxpayer costs)?
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Re:We mailed one hundred letters to test the postal service by JoeAltmaier on Monday May 03, 2021 @10:17AM (#27025364)
Letters are a tiny insignificant fraction of the USPS traffic. Is it still important? Are there alternatives? That's very arguable (direct deposit; digital signature etc).
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