Copyright 1999 The Washington Post
The Washington
Post
October 27, 1999, Wednesday, Final Edition
SECTION: OP-ED; Pg. A30; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LENGTH: 185 words
HEADLINE:
Change at the Postal Service
BODY:
In his
Oct. 18 Federal Diary, Mike Causey seemed to suggest that former postmaster
general Paul Carlin will be persona non grata at the U.S. Postal
Service for advocating privatization in a speech at
the MailCom '99 convention.
The Postal Service never
would ostracize Mr. Carlin for expressing his ideas. He offered his opinions
about the future of the Postal Service at the National Postal Forum in San
Antonio in May as a guest of Postmaster General William Henderson. At that time,
he said that private express statutes should be phased out over 10 to 15 years.
Mr. Carlin made a strong case that the Postal Service must be free to
enter new markets as it faces increased competition, regulations and advances in
technology. He said, "The longer the Postal Service waits to take action, the
more they're going to find their traditional territory has already been carved
up and taken by others."
You will find agreement with those sentiments
throughout the Postal Service.
AZEEZALY S. JAFFER
Vice President
Public Affairs and Communications
U.S. Postal Service
Washington
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