E-mail blamed for postal woes.(
E-mail blamed for postal woes.(Postal Service)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
From EWEEK, April 9th, 2001
COPYRIGHT 2001 Information Access Company E-mail is one of the reasons that has the U.S. Postal Service considering
cutting back to a five-day delivery service, eliminating Saturdays from its
appointed rounds. The Postal Service last week said that reducing delivery service to five days
was one of several options-along with consolidating postal facilities-to
reduce spending by $2.5 billion by 2003. Currently, the agency is facing
potential losses of up to $3 billion this year. Postal Service officials listed e-mail, wage increases, greater competition
and the sluggish economy as key reasons for the financial struggles. Members of the U.S. House Government Reform Committee last week decried the
idea of a five-day delivery service, with Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., calling it a
“cut-off-your-nose-to-spite-your-face” proposal. Page 5.q THIS IS THE FULL TEXT: COPYRIGHT 2001 ZDNet Subscription: $195.00 per COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale GroupEWEEK, 09th April 2001
