U.S. Postal Service

A Look at Other Countries' Postal Reform Efforts Gao ID: T-GGD-96-60 January 25, 1996

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.



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