Courier Express & Postal Observer--Currently the Postal Rate Commission is considering two cases that illustrate the conundrum of United States postal policy. Should postal law and regulatory policy based on that law protect competitors or expand competition to benefit consumers? In both cases, opponents of proposals presented by the Postal Service represent competitors of the Postal Service who object to the Postal Service making improvements in service or offering lower prices. Both cases force the Postal Regulatory Commission to decide between competitors who have a focused interest in maintaining the status quo and a history of participation in postal policy and regulatory proceedings and consumers of mailbox and saturation advertising delivery services that would benefit from the change and have never participated in discussions of postal policy or participated in proceedings before the Postal Regulatory Commission or its predecessor. Read more!
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