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Postmaster General John E. Potter today told mailing industry representatives that the universal mail service their companies and the American public rely on will be in jeopardy, unless there is a fundamental restructuring of the legislative and regulatory framework within which the Postal Service must operate. But a blueprint for change is on the table – a Transformation Plan for the U.S. Postal Service. Submitted to Congress earlier this month, the plan offers recommendations for fundamental long-term legislative reform, while addressing more immediate steps the Postal Service can take to reduce costs and foster growth. Speaking here to more than 2,500 delegates attending the National Postal Forum, Potter emphasized that the plan is not solely about the needs of the Postal Service. ‘It’s about you and the nine million other people who work in the nation’s $900 billion mailing industry,’ he said. ‘It’s about connecting people — preserving a national universal mail service that connects 280 million people, 125 million households, and 10 million businesses.