Which Universal Service Obligation Attributes Do Americans Value?

Jennifer Bradley, Michael D. Bradley () and Jeff Colvin ()
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Jennifer Bradley: USPS Office of Inspector General
Michael D. Bradley: George Washington University
Jeff Colvin: USPS Office of Inspector General

A chapter in The Future of the Postal Sector in a Digital World, 2016, pp 59-74 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The U.S. Postal Service’s universal service obligation (USO) is a collection of requirements that ensures all users receive a certain level of service at a reasonable price. A USO can be fulfilled by one or more providers, and it is often a regulator’s responsibility to ensure that it is being met. Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has the sole responsibility for providing required postal services in the United States; however, the current law does not contain a comprehensive and clear definition of the USO. Instead, USPS’s USO is understood to be made up of various legal requirements and regulations that, in most instances, provide only broad guidance.

Keywords: Discrete Choice Experiment; Postal Service; Mixed Logit Model; Random Utility Model; Full Service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24454-9_5

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