728_header.jpg (23748 bytes)
Google  Web AuctionBytes  

Home
Subscribe
Blog
Letters to Editor
EcommerceBytes
Podcasts
Forums
Merchant Directory
PR Service  
AuctionBytes TV
ABU Back Issues

Sponsor

COOL TOOLS

Calendar
eBay Fee Calculator
Collectors' Links
eBay Promo History
Bookshelf
Fraud Resources
Auction Site Fees
Auction Management
Payment Services
Storefronts Chart
Sniping Chart
Email List Hosting
Consignment Services
Drop-Off Store Laws
Ecommerce Resources
Photo Tips
Marketing Inserts
Yellow Pages
Classifieds

AUCTIONBYTES

Our Writers
Write For Us
Partners
Press
Advertising
About Us
Link To Us

150ab1.jpg 150ab2.jpg 150ab3.jpg

Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 38 - March 11, 2001 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story |

U.S. Universal Mail Service is at Risk; USPS Faces $3 Billion Loss
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
March 11, 2001
Reading AuctionBytes: U.S. Universal Mail Service is at Risk; USPS Faces $3 Billion Loss

The Postal Service is warning Congress that it must have more flexibility in changing rates and services to cope increasing costs and competition. (It currently takes about a year to change rates.) The Postal Service is facing a potential loss of $2 billion to $3 billion this fiscal year, due to costs rising at a faster rate than mail volume and revenue growth. The Postal Service Board froze nearly all new construction, new leasing and expansion facility contracting for fiscal year 2001. It warned that universal mail service - the regular delivery of mail to every address across the country at uniform and affordable rates - is at risk. http://www.usps.gov/news/breaking.htm

Email this story to a friend.


AddThis Social Bookmark Button
Previous Story |

Related Stories
  • USPS Help Line - October 21, 2000, Issue #24
  • New U.S. Postage Rates Effective Today, January 7, 2001 - January 06, 2001, Issue #29
  • Postage Rates May Rise Again - February 06, 2001, Issue #15
  • Post Office Sells Homeless Packages on eBay - April 25, 2001, Issue #70
  • Postage Rates to Rise in July - May 08, 2001, Issue #78
  • U.S. Postage Fees Increase Today! - June 30, 2001, Issue #41
  • U. S. Postage Rates Increase Effective July 1st - July 01, 2001, Issue #114
  • USPS Enhances eBillPay & Priority Mail Services - September 09, 2001, Issue #158
  • USPS Files for Another Rate Hike - September 12, 2001, Issue #161
  • FREE Delivery Confirmation on USPS Priority Mail - September 17, 2001, Issue #162
  • FREE Delivery Confirmation on USPS Priority Mail - September 23, 2001, Issue #47
  • DMA Protests USPS Rate-Hike Request - September 27, 2001, Issue #171
  • Thank a Postal Worker: Write a Letter - December 17, 2001, Issue #223
  • Speeding up Delivery of Media Mail Packages - February 17, 2002, Issue #64
  • USPS Proposes Transformation Plan, Newspaper Association Opposes Plan - April 07, 2002, Issue #67
  • USPS Hikes Postage, Priority Mail Changes Affect Online Auction Users - April 10, 2002, Issue #293
  • USPS: A Behind the Scenes Look at the U.S. Postal Service - May 09, 2002, Issue #313
  • U.S. Postal Service Evaluates Online Auction Performance - May 19, 2002, Issue #70
  • Group Pushes for Improvements in U.S.P.S. Priority Mail - September 06, 2002, Issue #388
  • President Bush Establishes Commission to Study the U.S. Postal Service - December 12, 2002, Issue #443
  • The Lighter Side of Online Auctions: Postal Adventures from the Edge - January 19, 2003, Issue #87
  • USPS to Sell PrePaid Priority Mail Envelopes - January 14, 2004, Issue #681
  • No Postal Delivery in U.S. on Friday to Honor President Reagan - June 09, 2004, Issue #778
  • USPS to Provide eBay Sellers with Free Co-Branded Shipping Boxes - July 23, 2004, Issue #812
  • eBay and USPS Co-Branded Boxes Are Available - August 09, 2004, Issue #823
  • Co-branded, Flat-Rate Boxes Available at 'eBay Live!' Conference This Month - June 23, 2005, Issue #1046



  • Discuss this story in our forums.

    Site Index
    Copyright 1999-2009. Steiner Associates LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.