Postal officials consider closings, consolidation

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A pillar of U.S. communities since the nation's founding, the post office is facing the prospect of closings or consolidation of services at hundreds of locations amid a sharp decline in business due to e-mail....

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID

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Will this allow for some competition within the "letter carrying" industry?

Nope!

Not as long as it is publicly funded with tax dollars there won't be any fair competition.

Sure, I know you can send a letter FedEx or UPS, but does every American have access to a drop off. The pimps at the USPS have mailboxes, but other parcel services have a drop off box near a Captain D's, an Old Navy, or a strip mall.