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<blockquote data-quote="alister" data-source="post: 395282" data-attributes="member: 7735"><p>You may sort smalls every night, that doesn't make it legal. </p><p></p><p>As noted earlier, Priority Mail is a subclass of First-Class mail. The</p><p>minimum rate is $3.00 for Priority Mail pieces. Under current Service</p><p>regulations, competitors must charge at least $6.00, or double the</p><p>applicable Priority Mail rate, to provide expedited, 2- or 3-day delivery of</p><p>items defined as letters and weighing 12 ounces or more. </p><p>on page 53 of <a href="http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>The basic restrictions on private delivery of letter mail are in seven</p><p>sections of the federal criminal statutes (18 U.S.C. 1693-1699). These</p><p>Statutes generally prohibit anyone from establishing, operating, or using a</p><p>private company to carry letters for compensation on regular trips or at</p><p>stated periods over postal routes or between places where U.S. mail</p><p>regularly is carried. Violators are subject to fines or, in some cases,</p><p>imprisonment. The current maximum fines are $5,000 for individuals and</p><p>$10,000 for organizations, and the maximum term of imprisonment is 6</p><p>months. The 1970 Act also contains provisions (39 U.S.C. 601-606) dealing</p><p>with private delivery of letters.</p><p>page 12 on <a href="http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>Competition in "extremely urgent letters" is allowed under certain conditions: The private carrier must charge at least $3 or twice the U.S. postage, whichever is greater (other stipulations, such as maximum delivery time, apply as well)</p><p>page 21 on <a href="http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub542.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub542.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>A violation can occur at a home or a business where letters originate. But, since nonurgent letters can be mailed covertly through private carriers USPS has found it difficult to enforce. However, companies such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellsouth" target="_blank">Bellsouth</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equifax" target="_blank">Equifax</a> have been investigated and fined for mailing nonurgent material through private overnight delivery services. Private carriers of overnight mail say that they do not inspect the mail of customers to determine if the content is extremely urgent and suggest that the responsibility for ensuring that rests with the mailers themselves. Carriers do, however, have certain responsibilities under the regulations.</p><p>page 32 on <a href="http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alister, post: 395282, member: 7735"] You may sort smalls every night, that doesn't make it legal. As noted earlier, Priority Mail is a subclass of First-Class mail. The minimum rate is $3.00 for Priority Mail pieces. Under current Service regulations, competitors must charge at least $6.00, or double the applicable Priority Mail rate, to provide expedited, 2- or 3-day delivery of items defined as letters and weighing 12 ounces or more. on page 53 of [url]http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf[/url] The basic restrictions on private delivery of letter mail are in seven sections of the federal criminal statutes (18 U.S.C. 1693-1699). These Statutes generally prohibit anyone from establishing, operating, or using a private company to carry letters for compensation on regular trips or at stated periods over postal routes or between places where U.S. mail regularly is carried. Violators are subject to fines or, in some cases, imprisonment. The current maximum fines are $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, and the maximum term of imprisonment is 6 months. The 1970 Act also contains provisions (39 U.S.C. 601-606) dealing with private delivery of letters. page 12 on [url]http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf[/url] Competition in "extremely urgent letters" is allowed under certain conditions: The private carrier must charge at least $3 or twice the U.S. postage, whichever is greater (other stipulations, such as maximum delivery time, apply as well) page 21 on [url]http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub542.pdf[/url] A violation can occur at a home or a business where letters originate. But, since nonurgent letters can be mailed covertly through private carriers USPS has found it difficult to enforce. However, companies such as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellsouth"]Bellsouth[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equifax"]Equifax[/URL] have been investigated and fined for mailing nonurgent material through private overnight delivery services. Private carriers of overnight mail say that they do not inspect the mail of customers to determine if the content is extremely urgent and suggest that the responsibility for ensuring that rests with the mailers themselves. Carriers do, however, have certain responsibilities under the regulations. page 32 on [url]http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/gg96129b.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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