As a follow-up to my earlier post; I’m beginning to think that the government, and specifically the United States Postal Service should take over the management and support of our Internet infrastructure.

Here’s some of the reasons I think this might be a good idea. Let’s look at the functions of the United States Postal Service:

delivery of mail (connecting people)
delivery of packages
official endorsement of dated materials (think tax returns being postmarked)
official government documents (issuing of passports, etc.)
economic exchange (delivery of paychecks, tax returns, invoices)

These are the basic functions that I believe are provided by the postal service. As I stated …read more

United Shipping Solutions recently announced that they have formed a partnership with the United States Postal Service. Under terms of the partnership, United Shipping Solutions will sell expedited services for the United States Postal Service. Those expedited services will include flat rate, priority and express products.
Robert Ross of United Shipping Solutions believes that this will be a very powerful partnership.
“We are very excited about this new opportunity with the United States Postal Service… this is an unprecedented partnership in our industry, makes a lot of sense, and should be very successful for both parties,” said Ross. “We believe that our …read more