URUGUAY'S POSTAL SERVICE SIGNS DEAL WITH FEDERAL EXPRESS
Montevideo, Feb 09, 2001 (EFE via COMTEX) — Uruguay’s National Postal Administration (NPA) signed an agreement Friday with Federal Express (FedEx) to distribute part of the country’s overseas mail.
“The agreement means less time and more certainty for deliveries, and it is part of our modernization of the postal service,” NPA head Carlos Rocca told EFE.
Federal Express operates in more than 200 countries, “and with this agreement, our certified mail will reach the United States in 24 hours, Europe in 48 hours, and the rest of the world in just a little more,” he added.
Mail delivery “can be checked by users through a barcode system, lending greater security and a better image to the postal service,” Rocca remarked.
For its part, the NPA will distribute letters and small packages sent to Uruguay via FedEx.
The agreement excludes Uruguay’s Mercosur partners, Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, as also regional associates Bolivia and Chile, “because with them we already have our own highly effective system in operation,” the NPA executive noted. EFE
