Editing United States Postal Service (section)

=== 2008 report on universal postal service and the postal monopoly ===

The Postal Act of 2006 required the [[Postal Regulatory Commission]] (PRC) to submit a report to the president and Congress on universal postal service and the postal monopoly in December 2008. The report must include any recommended changes. The Postal Service report supports the requirement that the PRC is to consult with and solicit written comments from the Postal Service. In addition, the Government Accountability Office was required to evaluate broader business model issues by 2011.

On October 15, 2008, the Postal Service submitted a report<ref name="2008 Postal Monopoly webpage">{{cite web |url=https://about.usps.com/what/strategic-plans/postal-act-2006/universal-postal-service.htm |title=Report on Universal Postal Service and the Postal Monopoly |access-date=October 20, 2021 |publisher=USPS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008175810/https://about.usps.com/what/strategic-plans/postal-act-2006/universal-postal-service.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> to the PRC on its position related to the Universal Service Obligation (USO). It said no changes to the USO and restriction on mailbox access were necessary at that time, but increased regulatory flexibility was required to ensure affordable universal service in the future.

In February 2013, the Postal Service announced that starting August 2013, Saturday delivery would be discontinued. Congress traditionally includes a provision in an annual [[continuing resolution]] that requires six-day delivery; it did so again in March 2013, and the Postal Service was forced to continue Saturday delivery.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/congress-votes-keep-usps-saturday-delivery-msna20082 |title=Congress votes to keep USPS Saturday delivery |website=[[MSNBC]] |date=March 21, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195846/https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/congress-votes-keep-usps-saturday-delivery-msna20082 |url-status=live}}</ref>