[133979] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Some truth about Comcast - WikiLeaks style
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aaron C. de Bruyn)
Mon Dec 20 21:10:12 2010
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:10:05 -0800
From: "Aaron C. de Bruyn" <aaron@heyaaron.com>
To: Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>
In-Reply-To: <720DAAE1-C033-495B-ABCD-286F200B7BD1@delong.com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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On 2010-12-19 at 20:44:21 -0800, Owen DeLong wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2010, at 6:12 PM, JC Dill wrote:
> The "USPS monopoly" on first class mail is absurd. In fact, FedEx, UPS,
> et. al could offer a $0.44 letter product if they wanted to.
Like JC said, the Private Express statutes prevent you from being a
common mail carrier.
The government created USPS and brought us slow bureaucratic mail
delivery.
The private sector (FedEx/UPS, etc...) brought us overnight delivery
where USPS couldn't...
...and next-day air
...and freight delivery
...and package tracking that reports more than just "We don't know where it is/It's at the post office"
When was the last time USPS delivered you a 100 pound UPS unit over night from across the country while letting you track it's progress?
-A
