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April 2013
The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) two main deliberative bodies, the Postal Operations Council and the Council of Administration, met in Berne this month to begin action on policies approved at last October’s UPU Congress in Doha. The agenda included hundreds of
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12/19/2008
The United States Postal Service (USPS) concluded FY 2008 with a $2.8 billion loss, marking the second consecutive year of billion-dollar losses for the Service. Both revenue and volume for First Class
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9/3/2008
The United States Postal Service posted a net loss of $1.1 billion in Q3 FY 2008, bringing its year-to-date net loss to $1.13 billion. USPS attributed these losses to rising fuel costs and the ailing
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7/10/2008
Testimony Before the Department of State Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services
I know that some of you have already put in a great many hours analyzing over 400 proposals and documents for the Universal Postal Union Congress in Geneva that begins later this month. I am grateful
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6/13/2008
Although volume in all categories of mail declined in Q2 of FY 2008 (when compared to Q2 2007), USPS revenues continued to climb. Nonetheless, the agency posted a $707 million loss in the three months
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5/9/2008
Article published in the Buffalo News
On Monday, the price of a first-class stamp will rise by a penny. With gas now costing nearly four bucks a gallon, a 42-cent stamp may not sound like much. But while stamp prices climb, the Postal Service
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4/18/2008
Article published in the Louisville Courier-Journal
Last year, the U.S. Postal Service lost $5 billion. It's on track to lose at least another billion this year. The agency is trying to straighten out its balance sheet, but some federal lawmakers are attempting
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4/16/2008
Postal Service revenues and volume continued in line with recent trends in Q1 2008 -- revenue climbed and volume decreased for most categories of mail. The decline in volume is particularly noteworthy
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2/13/2008
As of September 30, 2007, the Postal Service completed its first full quarter operating under its new rate structure, which was implemented on May 14, 2007. In a continuation of previous trends, First
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1/24/2008
Issue Brief
Postmaster General John E. Potter has been vigilant with cost control throughout his tenure as leader of the United States Postal Service, and he has earned a reputation for being good at it. One of
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