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Postal Service: Cost Comparisons--Mail Delivery to Residential Addresses

GGD-88-28 Published: Feb 19, 1988. Publicly Released: Feb 19, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) 1985 mail delivery cost study to determine whether the use of neighborhood delivery and collection box units, or cluster boxes, reduced mail delivery costs.

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Agency missionsCost analysisCost controlMail transportation operationsPostal facilitiesPostal serviceData entryTransportation costsCost estimatesCost savings