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Show ..postal Service lowers express rates ! The United States Postal Serv-today Serv-today lowered rates for Express JJ International Service as part Lan to broaden its base in the "alti-billion-dollar-a-year worldly world-ly expedited mail market. newrateof$10.75forupto e-half pound slashes the old i'nceby as much as seven dollars ndisdesignedto attract "business ""Vers of all sizes, as well as confers," con-fers," according to Pleasant irove Postmaster Wally Adams. The $10.75 rate is effective July Until then, the postmaster said, the Postal Service will offer an even lower introductory rate of $8.75 as a means of encouraging customers to try Express Mail International Service. According to published industry data, other couriers charge between be-tween $14 and $69 for comparable services. Postmaster Adams said the pricing came about as the result of "unprecedented global cooperation" coopera-tion" between the Postal Service and international postal administrations. "This is the first of many changes aimed specifically at providing pro-viding the best possible service for our customers," the postmaster said. "The Postal Service is already a leader on the domestic side of the expedited m ail m arket. Our goal is to do the same around the world." Over the past five years, the Postal Service has added 67 countries coun-tries to their Express Mail International Interna-tional network, bringing the total number of nations served to almost 100. Most shipments reach their destinations in one to three days. |