Internet Usage Boosts Post Office Revenue

setirw writes "Contrary to popular belief, the New York Times reports that Internet usage has actually boosted the USPS's revenue, instead of decreasing it. It is commonly believed that the rise of the Internet has negatively affected the Postal Service's revenue, since e-mail usage is rapidly superseding snail-mail usage. 'Six years ago, people were pointing at the Internet as the doom and gloom of the Postal Service,' said James Cochrane, manager of USPS package services. However, the widespread usage of e-commerce sites has boosted USPS revenue, since millions of packages are shipped from such sites daily."

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usps

[xdxfp]

not to mention all the anthrax...

Not only packages...

[Lars T.]

don't forget invoices, letters from lawyers etc.

Email Tax?

[TheRhino]

Does this mean they'll be repealing the email tax I've been hearing about?