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by DanI-S 5526 days ago
According to their facts page[1], USPS process 6761 pieces of mail per second. They had a 2009 revenue of $68 billion. They pay $2.1 billion in salaries every two weeks.

Dead tree mail isn't dead just yet; they definitely have enough time to figure out a plan.

[1] http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/postalfacts.htm

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> Dead tree mail isn't dead just yet; they definitely have enough time to figure out a plan.

Traditional printed mail (flats, letters, etc) will not go away until every person has an iPad (or equivalent) and has broadband. Many many areas of the US are still without broadband access.