[Karunamon]

None of the competitors are allowed to offer a similar service to USPS.

That said, the service provided by the USPS nowadays is primarily delivery of paper waste into a receptacle I am obligated to empty because very occasionally they also use the same box for packages.

[ClumsyPilot]

Is fedex forbidden from delivering to a lonely hut in Alaska for the same price as USPS?

[Karunamon]

Quite literally yes when we are talking about letters. Even if they did it for cheaper.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Express_Statutes

[triceratops]

Ah yes letters, the backbone of revenue for any delivery service.

[Karunamon]

Irrelevant snipe. I am not the one who said "a similar service". In a world where USPS had to compete, other entities could deliver letters.

[triceratops]

It's extremely relevant. Other entities could deliver letters, but would they? At prices competitive with USPS?