U.S. Postal Service: A Look at Other Countries' Postal Reform Efforts

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-01-25 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:T-GGD-96-60 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-60 P0b002ee18037403a f:gg96060t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-60 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-60 T-GGD-96-60 Government sponsored enterprises Postal rates Competition Postal law Foreign governments Labor-management relations National policies Monopolies Franking privileges Mail delivery problems Canada Australia France Germany Netherlands New Zealand Sweden United Kingdom Testimony GGD U.S. Postal Service: A Look at Other Countries' Postal Reform Efforts Various parties have called for fundamental changes in the laws and regulations governing the U.S. Postal Service. In the past decade, several other countries have restructured their postal administrations. Although they are still owned by the government, these entities are now subject to less governmental control. GAO reviewed postal reform efforts in eight other nations: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. This testimony discusses the experiences of other postal administrations, focusing on three areas--universal service, the mail monopoly, and rate setting--that will be among the most challenging for Congress to address in any future reform of the Postal Service. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-60/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-60.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-60/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-60.pdf GAO/T-GGD-96-60 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-96-60 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-96-60; U.S. Postal Service: A Look at Other Countries' Postal Reform Efforts; Government sponsored enterprises Postal rates Competition Postal law Foreign governments Labor-management relations National policies Monopolies Franking privileges Mail delivery problems Canada Australia France Germany Netherlands New Zealand Sweden United Kingdom