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		<title>Technical Feasibility of Mobile Postal Sensor Network Services </title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/08/technical-feasibility-of-mobile-postal-sensor%c2%a0network%c2%a0services%c2%a0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Opportunities for USPS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Ravnitzky, chief legal counsel to US Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) chairwoman Ruth Goldway, presented the following paper in June 2010:  &#8220;Offering Sensor Network Services Using the Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet&#8221;.
Today,  ePostal News has commented on Mr. Ravnitzky&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deutsche Post launched the Digital Mail Service &#8220;E-Postbrief&#8221;: Expensive pricing and lack of legal certainty at first sight, but well planned out in the end.</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/07/deutsche-post-launched-the-digital-mail-service-e-postbrief-expensive-pricing-and-lack-of-legal-certainty-at-first-sight-but-well-planned-out-in-the-end/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/07/deutsche-post-launched-the-digital-mail-service-e-postbrief-expensive-pricing-and-lack-of-legal-certainty-at-first-sight-but-well-planned-out-in-the-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Declining letter volumes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The future of national postal services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Deutsche Post has launched their new digital mail product  &#8220;E-Postbrief&#8221;. 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Postal Rates excel in International Comparison</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/07/u-s-postal-rates-excel-in-international-comparison/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/07/u-s-postal-rates-excel-in-international-comparison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opportunities for USPS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1805</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rock Bottom Postal Wages in 6 Easy Steps</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/07/rock-bottom-postal-wages-in-6-easy-steps/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/07/rock-bottom-postal-wages-in-6-easy-steps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Postal Fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The future of national postal services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Click-N-Ship Labels: Is USPS alienating customers, just to keep delivery scores up?</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/click-n-ship-labels-is-usps-alienating-customers-just-to-keep-delivery-scores-up/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/click-n-ship-labels-is-usps-alienating-customers-just-to-keep-delivery-scores-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opportunities for USPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-commerce]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1691</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some reports on the Internet indicate a new &#8220;unofficial&#8221; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deutsche Post Mail Division leaves no stone unturned in pursuit of savings</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/deutsche-post-mail-division-leaves-no-stone-unturned-in-pursuit-of-savings/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/deutsche-post-mail-division-leaves-no-stone-unturned-in-pursuit-of-savings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Declining letter volumes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The future of national postal services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Project One&#8221; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intelligent Mail barcode may give rise to counterfeit, postage prepaid greeting cards</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/intelligent-mail-barcode-may-give-rise-to-counterfeit-postage-prepaid-greeting-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/intelligent-mail-barcode-may-give-rise-to-counterfeit-postage-prepaid-greeting-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opportunities for USPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postal Fiction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart phone apps increase sales of USPS hybrid postcards</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/smart-phone-apps-increase-sales-of-usps-hybrid-postcards/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/smart-phone-apps-increase-sales-of-usps-hybrid-postcards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opportunities for USPS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;e-Postkarte&#8221; (e-Postcard).  e-Postkarte is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paperless Mail: Expectations for rapid success not in near future according to DVPT</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/paperless-mail-expectations-for-rapid-success-not-in-near-future-according-to-dvpt/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/paperless-mail-expectations-for-rapid-success-not-in-near-future-according-to-dvpt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronic Mail Technology Watch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advent of the iPad: Apple will take a bite out of direct mail volumes</title>
		<link>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/advent-of-the-ipad-apple-will-take-a-bite-out-of-direct-mail-volumes/</link>
		<comments>http://postalsanity.com/2010/06/advent-of-the-ipad-apple-will-take-a-bite-out-of-direct-mail-volumes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronic Mail Technology Watch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://postalsanity.com/?p=1332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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