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Yes. It's illegal for private carrier to delivery letters, except for "extremely urgent material". This exception allows FedEx document services and couriers...
by jccooper 6y ago
Yes. It's illegal for private carrier to delivery letters, except for "extremely urgent material". This exception allows FedEx document services and couriers... but only for express categories. You cannot send standard-speed documents via any other carrier.
- bhupy 6y agoI don't know if the law has any POV on the speed of delivery, but what I do know is that the law prohibits private carriers from touching your post box (under any circumstance), so they can only deliver letters if they're shipped in a box, or a large envelope that can be left on your porch like a package.
- jccooper 6y agoLetter boxes are also legally protected, but that's not the main reason only USPS does letters. They could dump them on your porch like they do packages. It's because it's a legal monopoly. And no, I'm not making it up. See, for example USPS vs O'BRIEN: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/644/140/1558673/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/6... ...which also handily cites the statutes.