Postal service to revamp mail system; With losses mounting, a more private approach eyed.(PAGE ONE)

From: The Washington Times | Date: March 28, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Tom Ramstack, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The U.S. Postal Service next week will announce a plan to restructure the nation's mail system to make it operate more like a private business.

Postal Service officials say the planned revamping of mail service could have a broad effect on the $900-billion-a year mailing industry, affecting everything from the way people choose to send correspondence to thousands of postal jobs.

The most likely scenario wo...

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