Re: Some truth about Comcast - WikiLeaks style
Actually, the gov't -won't- shut you down in that situation. They *WILL*, however make you pay -them- the statutory "first-class" postage rate for each such piece you carry. Aside: put a 'personal' sealed envelope communication inside a FedEx/UPS/ whatever shimpent, and you are _supposed_ to (a) 'declare' it on the outside of the package, and (b) put the appropriate postage stamps on the package. The "FedEx' 'overnight letter' (and other carrier equivalents) is a really cute case of threading the needle between what does and does not require first-class postage. It makes _interesting_ reading to review the actual tariffs and express service 'rules' on what you can send via that service.
On Dec 20, 2010, at 7:02 AM, Robert Bonomi wrote:
Like I said... Once you untangle all the regulations, the net effect is not a monopoly so much as a byzantine set of laws and regulations designed to make it look like you have to pay USPS no matter what when in reality that's not the case. For all practical purposes, the post office faces what competition is practical. Owen
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