U.S. Postal Service: Priority Mail at Risk to Competition if Double Postage Rule Is Suspended
GGD-92-68
Published: May 07, 1992. Publicly Released: May 07, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the: (1) extent of competition that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) could face in the marketplace if Congress suspended the extremely urgent double postage rule that gives it the exclusive right to deliver such letters; and (2) financial impact of such a change on USPS revenues.
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