Posts Tagged ‘Finances’

Disappearing Collection Boxes

Posted by RARC host | Filed under Delivery, Finances, Mailing Services

News about disappearing collection boxes is everywhere these days. Even BBC News ran a story on the decline of the blue collection box in the United States.
The Postal Service argues that picking up mail from collection boxes is expensive. Removing underused boxes is a cost savings move and a reasonable response to the [...]

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Read more | Comments (55) | Nov 9, 2009

Brainstorm Ideas Part 2

Posted by OIG editor | Filed under Finances, Ideas

As noted in the update on Wednesday, there was a tremendous response to last week’s brainstorming exercise! As of Friday afternoon there were almost 350 comments posted — many more than usual! If nothing else, this shows widespread and heartfelt concern for the well-being and financial viability of the Postal Service. Not only was the [...]

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Read more | Comments (123) | Jul 20, 2009

Brainstorm Ideas to Help the Postal Service

Posted by OIG editor | Filed under Ideas

Wednesday Update:
Wow. Thanks for the fabulous response to the brainstorm. We’ve been overwhelmed by the sheer number of thoughtful responses. To give everyone enough time to comment and us a little time to read through everything, we’ve decided to extend the period for taking comments and post a blog about the brainstorm with the poll [...]

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Read more | Comments (414) | Jul 13, 2009

A Look at India Post

Posted by OIG editor | Filed under International Posts

This post office is located in Goa, a former Portuguese colony in India.
In developing countries, postal services are often critical to reaching a vast underprivileged populace. How do posts in these countries cope with the tension between their universal service obligation and financial viability? A look at today’s India Post offers some insights.
First founded under [...]

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Read more | Comments (18) | Jul 6, 2009

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