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For generations the provision of postal services has been shaped largely by politics. Normal marketplace considerations, such as demand for services, at best have played only a minor role. One legacy from this long political involvement is the Universal Service Obligation (“USO”), which burdens postal administrations with a number of uneconomic activities, including daily delivery to every address point in the country.1
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Haldi, J., Schmidt, J.T. (2002). Saturday Delivery: Who Provides It? Who Needs It?. In: Crew, M.A., Kleindorfer, P.R. (eds) Postal and Delivery Services. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy Series, vol 41. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0253-7_16
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