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The '''United States Postal Service''' ('''USPS''') is a government corporation responsible for providing mail delivery to individuals and businesses within the [[United States]]. Americans often refer to it as "the Post Office". Its creation was specifically authorized by the Constitution<ref>"Article I, Section 8, Clause 7". [http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A1Sec1 The U.S. Constitution]. Accessed 15 January 2010.</ref> and it has the ability (through the [[Postal Regulatory Commission]]) to regulate the provision of all mail services in the US. Currently, the USPS has a monopoly on "first-class mail" (common mail such as letters and bills). This monopoly has come under fire, especially as the Postal Service has posted severe financial losses and raised rates as a result of the increasing cost of employee benefits.   

The '''United States Postal Service''' ('''USPS''') is a government corporation responsible for providing mail delivery to individuals and businesses within the [[United States]]. Americans often refer to it as the "Post Office" (it took its current name in the 1970's, though the name still technically refers to an individual USPS location and is still used in marketing). Its creation was specifically authorized by the Constitution<ref>"Article I, Section 8, Clause 7". [http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A1Sec1 The U.S. Constitution]. Accessed 15 January 2010.</ref> and it has the ability (through the [[Postal Regulatory Commission]]) to regulate the provision of all mail services in the US. Currently, the USPS has a monopoly on "first-class mail" (common mail such as letters and bills). This monopoly has come under fire, especially as the Postal Service has posted severe financial losses and raised rates as a result of the increasing cost of employee benefits.   

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