The International Telecoms Union in Geneva did a study as to how much
telephones are used country by country, it seems that usage had little to do
with how much you charged (Latin countries tended to chat a lot, chilly
North Europeans were pretty stum).
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In The Machinery of Freedom Friedman says that the Post Office loses money
on 3rd class mail, while UPS and FedEx type companies make money on this
type of delivery. Is this still true or has this changed since the 70's?
thanks,
Bryan
I dont' know if this is still true. USPS certainly has cleaned up their
act- delivery has become much faster(though not as fast as fed-ex) and
prices are competitive. Whether they are making money or rely on gov't
subsidy is in question. That they have a monopoly on first class mail
is BS.
I have seen that the U.S. Postal Service still loses money (not secondhand;
I've seen actual figures), but (unfortunately) cannot point out where I read
it. So, consider this a You're on the right track - don't stop now kind
of affirmation.
Maybe Thomas Pynchon was on to something ...
-JP
