The Nation - News from March 18, 1988

Allowing private companies to go into the mail delivery business could improve service, but such a drastic change must be phased in gradually, the President’s Commission on Privatization said. Over time, the government monopoly on delivering letters should be ended, with immediate steps to allow private firms to deliver advertising and to operate in rural areas, the commission recommended. The recommendations are part of a detailed report on privatizing various government operations.