Mail in the digital age

MAIL IN THE DIGITAL AGE
[SOURCE: The Associated Press, AUTHOR: Anick Jesdanun]
The U.S. Postal Service and its counterparts in other countries are tapping technology to cut costs and expand into electronic services -- including services designed to attract more junk mail. In the U.S., first-class mail volume has dropped 7% since 2001 -- an average of 1.3 billion fewer letters, postcards and bills each year. Many postal agencies are also having to serve more households because their nations' populations are growing but are getting less mail to deliver to each, said Dean Pope, general manager of business development at Canada Post. "In order to sustain business in that formula, you have to find new services and products and find new revenue growth opportunities."
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-postal4feb04,1,7201300.story
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