Michael Ravnitzky, chief legal counsel to US Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) chairwoman Ruth Goldway, presented the following paper in June 2010: “Offering Sensor Network Services Using the Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet”.
Today, ePostal News has commented on Mr. Ravnitzky’s paper in a rather entertaining fashion and pointed out the lack of connection to the postal core business. In fact, the ePostal News article humored us enough
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Deutsche Post has launched their new digital mail product “E-Postbrief”. The E-Postbrief can be a 100% digital letter, if sender and recipient do have registered accounts. A hybrid mail solution takes place if the recipient has no registered account: In this case Deutsche Post will print the digitally submitted letter and deliver it as
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There is a lot of upset in the U.S. mailing community over the proposed USPS rate increases. Especially high volume mailers are trying to fight this and have now declared war on USPS under the umbrella of the newly founded Affordable Mail Alliance. There are calls for USPS to become more efficient and to address
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Use the following instructions at your own risk.
Liberalize the postal market within your country. This enables private competitors to move in and cherry pick high profit areas. The national postal operator will carry on the expensive Universal Service Obligation. Wait a while before proceeding to step 2.
Privatize the by now ailing postal
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Some reports on the Internet indicate a new “unofficial” USPS procedure regarding Click-N-Ship labels.
We quote: from blog.jseaber.com:
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Last Monday, I stepped into a local post office and handed 6 postage-paid, domestic packages to the postal clerk. She looked over each, then stated, “These 5 cannot be shipped. They have the wrong date.”
As usual, I’d used PayPal’s
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On June 12th, the German magazine WirtschaftsWoche wrote that the mailing division of Deutsche Post is planning to save $1.2 Billion within one year. This herculean effort, named “Project One” was said to comprise five day delivery, sale of the 350 remaining post offices, possibly lowering the next day delivery rate of currently 95% (only
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Last week, USPS Board of Governors Chairman Louis Giuliano discussed the Postal Service’s 10-year action plan with major business mailers from across the country.
We quote from the USPS news release
I also believe that when it comes to further revenue growth, there’s a vital role to be played by Intelligent Mail Barcode applications. We believe IMb
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Not many people know that USPS already offers a hybrid postcard service. So far it is just a little niche product, but with potential for growth. We take a look at Austria Post AG, which has taken the idea of hybrid postcards a step further.
The Austrian Postal Service launched “e-Postkarte” (e-Postcard). e-Postkarte is a
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The German Association for Post, IT and Telecommunication (DVPT) has polled its members (enterprises and public institutions) about their planned usage of the upcoming digital paperless mail systems, E-Postbrief and De-Mail. Only 20% of the companies are considering implementation of paperless mail within the next 12 months. 23% are generally not planning any future implementation.
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Within 10 years, and contrary to some pep talks in the direct mail industry, we foresee that future tablet devices will take a measurable bite out of paper-based direct mail volumes. Ever improving iPad-class devices will become a very attractive vehicle for targeted sensible advertising. The key to sensible advertising is to avoid flooding the
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To answer this question right away: We don’t know.
But USPS, in its infinite wisdom, may have reasons not to do so.
Now, if you are wondering what a (Solar) Power Purchase Agreement is, you can find a short overview here.
Unlike USPS, other public institutions have come to realize the advantages of (Solar) Power Purchase
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We updated the table as follows:
Version 1.4: (May-13th-2010)
Added Apartado Postal Electronico / Spain
Added SafeMail /Ireland
The newest version of the table can be downloaded here.
Services listed in table are:
Apartado Postal Electronico / Spain
SafeMail /Ireland
Mein Brief.atRaiffeisen / Austria Post,
CertiPost, Belgian Post Group (BPG) and Belgacom,
Bermuda Postal Service,
EPM Canada Post,
ePost, Canada Post,
Cayman Islands Postal
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