Article: United States Postal Service

United States Postal Service

475 L Enfant Plaza S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-0010
U.S.A.
Telephone: (202) 268-2500
Fax: (202) 268-4860
Web site: http://www.usps.gov

Government-Owned Company Founded: 1775
Employees: 792,041
Sales: $62.70 billion (1999)
NAIC: 491110 Postal Services Operated by U.S. Postal Service

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent government agency that generates income through postage and other fees. With a monopoly on the delivery of noncritical mail, the USPS delivers about 40 percent of the world s mail, or more than 200 billion pieces of mail annually. Beginning in the 1990s, the USPS faced increased competition from rival package ...

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