There is also a view that the large number of acquisitions made by the big operators has, ironically, caused the postal sector to become more than ever dominated by states.

ECONOMIST: Post offices

The areas of regulation would affect the energy sector, the postal service, telecommunications, water and rail industries and matters relating to competition in the commercial markets.

BBC: Scotland politics

There is no reason why the U.S. Postal Service cannot also become a leader in the global delivery sector.

CNN: Save the Postal Service from collapse

This avoids enraging 1.8m postal-savings depositors, or breaking a law prohibiting lending to the private sector.

ECONOMIST: Project finance in Taiwan

And how will those in the private sector replace the revenues that resulted from soldiers, Marines, park rangers, NASA scientists, postal employees, etc.

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