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> To the point where UPS or FedEX rates start looking attractive for normal letter mail? That can't actually happen, because if UPS or FedEx delivers first-cla
by nybble41 6y ago
> To the point where UPS or FedEX rates start looking attractive for normal letter mail?
That can't actually happen, because if UPS or FedEx delivers first-class mail they have to pay the USPS the normal price for the delivery on top of their own costs (39 U.S.C. §601). Ergo, UPS or FedEx will always be the more expensive option for letters. The only bright point is that physical letters are becoming increasingly obsolete with most communications taking place electronically. Now if we could just do something about all the physical junk mail…