The service's market research indicates that nearly 7 in 10 people support the switch as a way to reduce costs, Donahoe said.
And if I decide to switch to the euro, have I got the costs covered?
They are devising ways to send optical signals vast distances without the need for expensive electronic goosing, tinkering with mirrors to switch and bend light in new ways and trimming costs to open up entirely new parts of the telecom infrastructure.
The company also said it expects to see a temporary bump in gross margins in the March quarter, reflecting adjustment in costs from a quicker-than-expected switch to streaming from DVD rentals by some subscribers.
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Some dropped out due to costs, others because they didn't want to switch to multihull sailing.
To further cut costs, Sony is also said to be considering a switch from the speedy Rambus XDR memory to more traditional DDR3 memory, which could apparently be tied directly to the processor to cut down on latency.
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Third, to the extent that the fees push commuters to switch from cars to mass transit, they will spread subway and bus costs over more users, thus helping to keep down fare increases.
Donahoe, postmaster general and CEO, says Postal Service market research and other research has indicated that nearly 7 in 10 Americans support the switch to five-day delivery as a way for the Postal Service to reduce costs.
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In China, as factories in the richer coastal areas switch to more sophisticated goods, the production of textiles and shoes can move inland where costs remain cheaper.
The federal government has tried to promote the switch from paper medical records to electronic ones in hopes of improving efficiency and bringing down health costs.
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It is reasonable to believe that the switching costs of an existing iPhone user are extremely high and that it is unlikely for one to switch unless there is an overwhelming advantage to do so.
They would be asked to switch from paper to electronic medical records, to organize with other doctors to reduce medical complications and unnecessary costs, to try to arrive at a package price for a child with asthma or a man with kidney stones.
The switch reduced the thickness of the outer pipe by a third to 0.8 inches, cutting shipping and installation costs.
This helps to keep costs low and so, it is hoped, will nudge more users of Microsoft's Windows to switch to Apple.
In the face of record deficits, ballooning entitlement costs and an indefinite war, the government plans to subsidize part of the analog-to-digital switch.
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